| ADJECTIVE | all | aseptic, sterile | free of or using methods to keep free of pathological microorganisms |
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| Meaning | Free of or using methods to keep free of pathological microorganisms. | |
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| Synonym | sterile | |
| Broader | antiseptic | Thoroughly clean and free of or destructive to disease-causing organisms |
| Spanish | aséptico, estéril | |
| Catalan | asèptic, estèril | |
| Nouns | asepsis | the process of inhibiting the growth and multiplication of microorganisms |
| asepsis | (of non-living objects) the state of being free of pathogenic organisms | |
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