antiseptic
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Sense 1 noun
a substance that destroys micro-organisms that carry disease without harming body tissues
Types & categories
- medication hypernym
- chloramine hyponym
- chlorhexidine hyponym
- gramicidin hyponym
- triiodomethane hyponym
- merbromine hyponym
- mild silver protein hyponym
- neomycin hyponym
- thimerosal hyponym
- tincture of iodine hyponym
Related & opposite
- antiseptic derivation
Sense 2 adjective
thoroughly clean and free of or destructive to disease-causing organisms
doctors in antiseptic green coats
Related & opposite
- clean also see
- healthful also see
- germfree also see
- septic antonym
- antiseptic derivation
- antisepsis derivation
- aseptic similar to
- disinfectant similar to
- cleansing similar to
- nonpurulent similar to
- uninfected similar to
Sense 3 adjective
clean and honest
antiseptic financial practices
Related & opposite
- incorrupt similar to
Sense 4 adjective
freeing from error or corruption
the antiseptic effect of sturdy criticism
Related & opposite
- purifying similar to
Sense 5 adjective
devoid of objectionable language
lyrics as antiseptic as Sunday School
Related & opposite
- unobjectionable similar to
Table view of this graph
| 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 |