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Definition
a substance used to clean wounds because it prevents infection by killing harmful micro-organisms such as bacteria
or more rarely when used as an adjective: describing something as thoroughly clean and free of micro-organisms
or more rarely when used as an adjective: describing something as thoroughly clean and free of micro-organisms
- Gently rinsing away the blood, putting on an antiseptic, and bandaging them beneath the cuffs.Chapter 23 (45% in)
antiseptic = a substance used to clean wounds because it prevents infection by killing harmful micro-organisms such as bacteria
- It's more than the reinforced elevator, or the claustrophobia of being so far underground, or the caustic smell of antiseptic.Chapter 3 (93% in)
- The stink of unwashed bodies, stale urine, and infection breaks through the cloud of antiseptic.Chapter 4 (1% in)
There are no more uses of "antiseptic" in Hunger Games Book #3 (Mockingjay).
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