n. 抗菌剂, 防腐剂

a. 抗菌的, 防腐的

[化] 防腐剂; 消毒剂

[医] 防腐的, 抗菌的; 防腐剂, 抗菌剂

Antiseptic \An`ti*sep"tic\, Antiseptical \An`ti*sep"tic*al\, a.
Counteracting or preventing putrefaction, or a putrescent
tendency in the system; antiputrefactive.

{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 \An`ti*sep"tic\, n.
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.