Meanings
plural antisepses
- uncountableusuallyhygieneThe science and practice of countering microbial infection, as with the use of antiseptics, and the use of aseptic technique.
- archaicuncountableusuallyAny antiseptic agent.
Pastes made with ordinary wheat flour are very liable to mould and while this tendency may be counteracted by addition of chemical preservatives, there is danger that such antisepses may not be healthful for the print itself.
1908, Columbia Photographic Society, Camera: a practical magazine for photographers, volume 12
Synonyms & antonyms
noun(of non-living objects) the state of being free of pathogenic organisms
nounthe process of inhibiting the growth and multiplication of microorganisms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
- Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́)
- Ancient Greekἀντι- (anti-)
- Englishanti-
- Englishsepsis
- Englishantisepsis
Translations
Dutch antisepsis
- antisepsisscience of countering microbial infection
Esperanto antisepso
- antisepsoscience of countering microbial infection
Finnish antiseptiikka
- antiseptiikkascience of countering microbial infection
French antisepsie
- antisepsiescience of countering microbial infection
German Antisepsis
- Antisepsisscience of countering microbial infection
Greek αντισηψία
- αντισηψία (antisipsía)science of countering microbial infection
Hebrew ביעור האלח, חיטוי
- ביעור האלח (biúr haélakh)science of countering microbial infection
- חיטוי (khitúy)science of countering microbial infection
Hungarian antiszepszis
- antiszepszisscience of countering microbial infection
Icelandic smitvörn
- smitvörnscience of countering microbial infection
Polish antyseptyka
- antyseptykascience of countering microbial infection
Portuguese antissepsia
- antissepsiascience of countering microbial infection
Russian антисе́птика, обеззара́живание
- антисе́птика (antiséptika)science of countering microbial infection
- обеззара́живание (obezzaráživanije)science of countering microbial infection
Swedish antiseptik
- antiseptikscience of countering microbial infection
Turkish antisepsi
- antisepsiscience of countering microbial infection
Vietnamese sự khử trùng
- sự khử trùngscience of countering microbial infection
Rhymes & wordplay
Anagrams
Cite this entry
antisepsis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antisepsis
“antisepsis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antisepsis. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antisepsis,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antisepsis.
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