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Meaning of antisepsis | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. The science and practice of countering microbial infection, as with the use of antiseptics, and the use of aseptic technique.
  2. Any antiseptic agent.

Equivalents

Bosanski antiseptik
Deutsch Antisepsis
Ελληνικά αντισηψία
Esperanto antisepso
Français antisepsie
עברית חיטוי
Hrvatski antiseptik
Nederlands antisepsis
Polski antyseptyka
Português antissepsia
Српски antiseptik
Svenska antiseptik
Türkçe antisepsi

Examples

“Pastes made with ordinary wheat flour are very liable to mould and while this tendency may be counteracted by addition of chemical preservatives, there is danger that such antisepses may not be healthful for the print itself.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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