antiseptic
adjective
1. relating to or denoting substances that prevent the growth of disease-causing microorganisms:
殺菌(用)の, 消毒の; 防腐の; 無菌の, 非常に清潔な
e.g. garlic has powerful antiseptic properties
e.g. his breath smelled of antiseptic mouthwash.
2. scrupulously clean or pure, especially so as to be bland or characterless:
⦅くだけて⦆ 人間味に欠ける, 冷たい(感じのする)
e.g. the antiseptic modernity of a conference center.
noun
an antiseptic compound or preparation:
消毒薬; 防腐剤
e.g. the inappropriate use of antiseptics
e.g. mass noun : come into the house and have some antiseptic put on that wound.
DERIVATIVES
antiseptically |-ik(ə)lē| adverb