chlorhexidine

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noun

A particular chemical antiseptic and bacteriostatic.

UncommonScrabble 29

Meanings

nounchlorhexidine (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryA particular chemical antiseptic and bacteriostatic.

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Translations

Catalan clorhexidina
  • clorhexidinaTranslations
Chinese Mandarin 氯己定
  • 氯己定 (lǜjǐdìng)Translations
Finnish klooriheksidiini
  • klooriheksidiiniTranslations
French chlorhexidine
  • chlorhexidineTranslations
German Chlorhexidin
  • ChlorhexidinTranslations
Hungarian klórhexidin
  • klórhexidinTranslations
Japanese クロルヘキシジン
  • クロルヘキシジン (kurorehekishijin)Translations
Korean 클로르헥시딘
  • 클로르헥시딘 (keulloreuheksidin)Translations
Polish chloroheksydyna
  • chloroheksydynaTranslations
Romanian clorhexidină
  • clorhexidinăTranslations
Russian хлоргексиди́н
  • хлоргексиди́н (xlorgeksidín)Translations
Spanish clorhexidina
  • clorhexidinaTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

chlorhexidine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chlorhexidine

MLA

“chlorhexidine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chlorhexidine. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chlorhexidine,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chlorhexidine.

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