Nouns (1)
antiseptic
n. a substance that destroys micro-organisms that carry disease without harming body tissues
Verbs (0)
Adverbs (0)
Adjectives (2)
antiseptic
adj. thoroughly clean and free of or destructive to disease-causing organisms; "doctors in antiseptic green coats"; "the antiseptic effect of alcohol"; "it is said that marjoram has antiseptic qualities"
sterilized
adj. made free from live bacteria or other microorganisms; "sterilized instruments"
Fuzzynyms (5)
clean, clear
adj. free of restrictions or qualifications; "a clean bill of health"; "a clear winner"
pure
adj. free of extraneous elements of any kind; "pure air and water"; "pure gold"; "pure primary colors"; "the violin's pure and lovely song"; "pure tones"; "pure oxygen"
pure, undefiled
adj. free of extraneous elements of any kind; "pure air and water"; "pure gold"; "pure primary colors"; "the violin's pure and lovely song"; "pure tones"; "pure oxygen"
Synonyms (5)
clean
adj. free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits; "children with clean shining faces"; "clean white shirts"; "clean dishes"; "a spotlessly clean house"; "cats are clean animals"
sterile, germfree
adj. free from germs or pathogenic organisms; sterile; "a germfree environment"
healthful
adj. conducive to good health of body or mind; "a healthful climate"; "a healthful environment"; "healthful nutrition"; "healthful sleep"; "Dickens's relatively healthful exuberance"
axenic
adj. (of experimental animals) raised under sterile conditions; "axenic conditions"; "germfree animals"
Antonyms (4)
septic
adj. containing or resulting from disease-causing organisms; "a septic sore throat"; "a septic environment"; "septic sewage"
dirty, infected, contaminated
adj. contaminated with infecting organisms; "dirty wounds"; "obliged to go into infected rooms"- Jane Austen
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