All 3 Uses
antiseptic
in
The Girl on the Train
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- There was a sharp smell of antiseptic in the room, but Scott himself was a mess, a sweat patch on the back of his T-shirt, his jeans hanging loose on his hips as though they were too big for him.†
p. 144.1 *
- The heat in the room seemed to build suddenly, the smell of antiseptic rising from every surface.†
p. 149.6
- The smell: very clean, antiseptic.†
p. 163.6
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.