All 3 Uses
antiseptic
in
Hunger Games Book #3 (Mockingjay)
(Edited)
- It's more than the reinforced elevator, or the claustrophobia of being so far underground, or the caustic smell of antiseptic.
Chpt 3antiseptic = something that kills harmful micro-organisms; or something that is clean and free of micro-organisms
- The stink of unwashed bodies, stale urine, and infection breaks through the cloud of antiseptic.
Chpt 4
- Gently rinsing away the blood, putting on an antiseptic, and bandaging them beneath the cuffs.
Chpt 23 *antiseptic = a substance used to clean wounds because it prevents infection by killing harmful micro-organisms such as bacteria
Definitions:
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(1)
(antiseptic) a substance that prevents infection by killing harmful micro-organisms; or (as an adjective) describing something very clean and free of germs
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) Much more rarely, "antiseptic" is used to indicate something that is too planned -- lacking in organic or natural character.