antiseptic

noun

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Senses

a substance that destroys micro-organisms that carry disease without harming body tissues

thoroughly clean and free of or destructive to disease-causing organisms

doctors in antiseptic green coats

clean and honest

antiseptic financial practices

freeing from error or corruption

the antiseptic effect of sturdy criticism

devoid of objectionable language

lyrics as antiseptic as Sunday School

Sense	Relation	Group	Word
1	derivation	Related & opposite	antiseptic
1	hypernym	Types & categories	medication
1	hyponym	Types & categories	chloramine
1	hyponym	Types & categories	chlorhexidine
1	hyponym	Types & categories	gramicidin
1	hyponym	Types & categories	triiodomethane
1	hyponym	Types & categories	merbromine
1	hyponym	Types & categories	mild silver protein
1	hyponym	Types & categories	neomycin
1	hyponym	Types & categories	thimerosal
1	hyponym	Types & categories	tincture of iodine
2	also see	Related & opposite	clean
2	also see	Related & opposite	healthful
2	also see	Related & opposite	germfree
2	antonym	Related & opposite	septic
2	derivation	Related & opposite	antiseptic
2	derivation	Related & opposite	antisepsis
2	similar to	Related & opposite	aseptic
2	similar to	Related & opposite	disinfectant
2	similar to	Related & opposite	cleansing
2	similar to	Related & opposite	nonpurulent
2	similar to	Related & opposite	uninfected
3	similar to	Related & opposite	incorrupt
4	similar to	Related & opposite	purifying
5	similar to	Related & opposite	unobjectionable