Meanings
adjectiveaseptic (not comparable)
- not comparableFree of disease-causing microbes.
The lack of aseptic tools during surgery has resulted in many deaths.
- not comparablefood industrypasteurised.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivefree of or using methods to keep free of pathological microorganisms
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Hellenic*ə-
- Ancient Greekἀ- (a-)
- Englisha-
- Englishseptic
- Englishaseptic
Translations
Bulgarian асепти́чен, асепти́чен
- асепти́чен (aseptíčen)free of microbes
- асепти́чен (aseptíčen)medicine: used to protect against infection by disease-causing microbes
- антисепти́к (antiseptík)antiseptic — see also antiseptic
Catalan asèptic
- asèpticfree of microbes
Czech aseptický
- aseptickýfree of microbes
Danish aseptisk
- aseptiskfree of microbes
Finnish aseptinen
- aseptinenfree of microbes
German aseptisch
- aseptischfree of microbes
Greek άσηπτος
- άσηπτος (ásiptos)free of microbes
Irish aiseipteach
- aiseipteachfree of microbes
Polish aseptyczny
- aseptycznyfree of microbes
Portuguese asséptico
- assépticofree of microbes
Russian асепти́ческий
- асепти́ческий (asɛptíčeskij)free of microbes
Spanish aséptico
- asépticofree of microbes
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Cite this entry
APA
aseptic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aseptic
MLA
“aseptic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aseptic. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aseptic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aseptic.
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