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aseptic

/əˈsɛptɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.23 in modern English

Syllables
asep-tic
IPA
/əˈsɛptɪk/
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Free of disease-causing microbes.

adj

Used to protect against infection by disease-causing microbes.

adj

pasteurised.

noun

An antiseptic.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)der. English a- English septic English aseptic From a- + septic.

Inflected Forms

aseptics (plural)

Derived Forms

aseptically asepticise asepticism asepticize nonaseptic preaseptic

Phrases

aseptic meningitis aseptic necrosis aseptic technique idiopathic facial aseptic granuloma

Frequently Paired Words

antiseptic septic

Synonyms

sterile

Questions

How do you pronounce aseptic?
The recorded pronunciation is /əˈsɛptɪk/.
What does aseptic mean?
Free of disease-causing microbes.
Where does aseptic come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)der. English a- English septic English aseptic From a- + septic.

How to pronounce aseptic

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