English Explanatory Dictionary

antisepsis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The science and practice of countering microbial infection, as with the use of antiseptics, and the use of aseptic technique.
  2. Any antiseptic agent.

Pronunciation

/ˌæn.tiˈsɛp.sɪs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-antisepsis.wav /ˌæn.tɪˈsɛp.sɪs/

Word forms

antisepsis antisepses

Etymology

From anti- + sepsis.

This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on A Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary