Définition anglaise de “antiseptic”

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antisepticnoun [ C or U ]

uk ​ /ˌæn.tiˈsep.tɪk/ us ​ /ˌæn.t̬iˈsep.tɪk/

antisepticadjective

uk ​ /ˌæn.tiˈsep.tɪk/ us ​ /ˌæn.t̬iˈsep.tɪk/

› completely free from infection:

In the 1870s and 1880s, doctors began to follow the principles of antiseptic surgery.

› disapproving too clean and showing no imagination and character:

There's an antiseptic feeling to the new town centre, with its covered shopping mall.

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(Definition of “antiseptic” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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antisepticnoun [ C ]

us ​ /ˌæn·tɪˈsep·tɪk/

› a chemical used to prevent infection from an injury, esp. by killing bacteria

antiseptic
adjective us ​ /ˌæn·tɪˈsep·tɪk/

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an antiseptic ointment

(Definition of “antiseptic” from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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