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ANTISEPSIS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does antisepsis mean?
• ANTISEPSIS (noun)
The noun ANTISEPSIS has 2 senses:
1. (of non-living objects) the state of being free of pathogenic organisms
2. the process of inhibiting the growth and multiplication of microorganisms
Familiarity information: ANTISEPSIS used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
(of non-living objects) the state of being free of pathogenic organisms
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
antisepsis; asepsis; sterileness; sterility
Hypernyms ("antisepsis" is a kind of...):
sanitariness (the state of being conducive to health)
Derivation:
antiseptic (thoroughly clean and free of or destructive to disease-causing organisms)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The process of inhibiting the growth and multiplication of microorganisms
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Synonyms:
antisepsis; asepsis
Hypernyms ("antisepsis" is a kind of...):
biological process; organic process (a process occurring in living organisms)
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