antiseptic

noun

a substance that destroys micro-organisms that carry disease without harming body tissues

adjective

devoid of objectionable language

freeing from error or corruption

clean and honest

thoroughly clean and free of or destructive to disease-causing organisms

Roots

antianti- · Greek · against septikos-septic · Greek · rotting

Synonyms for antiseptic

germiciden germicidaladj bactericiden gramicidinn disinfectedv thymoln antibioticn asepticadj

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Where does antiseptic come from?

The word antiseptic breaks down into 2 roots of Greek origin: anti-, from Greek anti (“against”); and -septic, from Greek septikos (“rotting”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.