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antiseptic
/ˌæntəˈsɛptɪk/ · 10 letters · 8 distinct letters
- adjective
thoroughly clean and free of or destructive to disease causing organisms
doctors in antiseptic green coats
- adjective
clean and honest
antiseptic financial practices
- adjective
freeing from error or corruption
the antiseptic effect of sturdy criticism
- adjective
devoid of objectionable language
lyrics as antiseptic as Sunday School
- noun
a substance that destroys micro organisms that carry disease without harming body tissues