ANTISEPTIC
Scrabble letter values: A1N1T1I1S1E1P3T1I1C3 = 14
Definition
- noun a substance that destroys micro-organisms that carry disease without harming body tissues.
- adjective thoroughly clean and free of or destructive to disease-causing organisms.
- adjective clean and honest.
- adjective freeing from error or corruption.
- adjective devoid of objectionable language.
Examples
- “doctors in antiseptic green coats”
- “the antiseptic effect of alcohol”
- “it is said that marjoram has antiseptic qualities”