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antiseptical

antiseptical is the archaic form of antiseptic.

Meaning of antiseptic

Adjective

antiseptic (comparative more antiseptic, superlative most antiseptic)

  1. Of or relating to antisepsis or the use of antiseptics.
  2. Capable of preventing microbial infection.
  3. Very clean; aseptic.
  4. Free of unpleasantness; prim, sanitized or bowdlerized.
    • This judicious representation of brutality, domestic violence and struggle empowers women trying to break the shame and fear propagated by the antiseptic whitewashing of conventional media.1991 May 4, Mary Dowd, “Risky Business”, in Gay Community News, page 7

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Forms of antiseptical

comparativemore antiseptical
superlativemost antiseptical

Questions about antiseptical

What is antiseptical the archaic form of?
Antiseptical is the archaic form of antiseptic.

Words near antiseptical in the dictionary

  1. antiseparatist
  2. antiseparatists
  3. antisepses
  4. antisepsis
  5. antiseptic
  6. antiseptical
  7. antiseptically
  8. antisepticise
  9. antisepticised
  10. antisepticises
  11. antisepticising

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