Hypertext Webster Gateway: "aseptic"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Aseptic \A*sep"tic\, a. [Pref. a- not + septic.]
Not liable to putrefaction; nonputrescent. -- n. An aseptic
substance.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
aseptic
adj : free of or using methods to keep free of pathological
microorganisms; "a sterile operating area"; "aseptic
surgical instruments"; "aseptic surgical techniques"
[syn: {sterile}]
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