Antiseptic

An·ti·sep·tic

Antiseptic

a.
  1. Counteracting or preventing putrefaction, or a putrescent tendency in the system; antiputrefactive.

Phrases & Compounds
Antiseptic surgery
that system of surgical practice which insists upon a systematic use of antiseptics in the performance of operations and the dressing of wounds.

Antiseptic

n.
  1. a substance which kills or retards the growth of microorganisms, especially when used for protection against infection; a substance which prevents or retards putrefaction, or destroys, or protects from, putrefactive organisms; as, carbolic acid, alcohol, cinchona, and many other agents sold commercially.