Antisepsis — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

(of non-living objects) the state of being free of pathogenic organisms

the process of inhibiting the growth and multiplication of microorganisms

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈændɪdəsiz/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌantɪsˈɛpsɪs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌantɪsˈɛpsɪs/

4 syllables Say it as /kˈændɪdəsiz/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

sterility asepsis sterileness

Word Forms

aseptic	adjective	free of or using methods to keep free of pathological microorganisms
antiseptic	adjective	thoroughly clean and free of or destructive to disease-causing organisms
sterile	adjective	free of or using methods to keep free of pathological microorganisms

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

antisepsie

(d'objets non vivants) l'état d'être exempt d'organismes pathogènes

🇪🇸Spanish

antisepsia

(de objetos no vivos) el estado de estar libre de organismos patógenos

🇮🇹Italian

antisepsi

(di oggetti non viventi) lo stato di essere esenti da organismi patogeni

🇵🇹Portuguese

antissepsia

(de objetos não vivos) o estado de estar livre de organismos patogênicos

🇷🇺Russian

антисептика

(неживых объектов) состояние отсутствия патогенных организмов

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रतिरोधन

(निर्जीव वस्तुओं की) रोगजनक जीवों से मुक्त होने की अवस्था

🇧🇩Bengali

এন্টিসেপসিস

(অজীব বস্তুর) প্যাথোজেনিক জীব থেকে মুক্ত হওয়ার অবস্থা

🇮🇳Tamil

ஆண்டிசெப்சிஸ்

(உயிரற்ற பொருட்களின்) நோய்க்கிருமி உயிரினங்கள் இல்லாத நிலை

🇮🇳Telugu

యాంటిసెప్సిస్

(నిర్జీవ వస్తువుల) వ్యాధికారక జీవులు లేని స్థితి

🇮🇳Marathi

अँटीसेप्सिस

(निर्जीव वस्तूंची) रोगजनक जीवांपासून मुक्त होण्याची स्थिती

🇮🇳Gujarati

એન્ટિસેપ્સિસ

(નિર્જીવ પદાર્થોની) પેથોજેનિક સજીવોથી મુક્ત હોવાની સ્થિતિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಂಜುನಿರೋಧಕ

(ನಿರ್ಜೀವ ವಸ್ತುಗಳ) ರೋಗಕಾರಕ ಜೀವಿಗಳಿಂದ ಮುಕ್ತವಾಗಿರುವ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ആൻ്റിസെപ്സിസ്

(നിർജീവ വസ്തുക്കളുടെ) രോഗകാരികളായ ജീവികളില്ലാത്ത അവസ്ഥ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਐਂਟੀਸੈਪਸਿਸ

(ਗੈਰ-ਜੀਵਤ ਵਸਤੂਆਂ ਦੀ) ਜਰਾਸੀਮ ਜੀਵਾਣੂਆਂ ਤੋਂ ਮੁਕਤ ਹੋਣ ਦੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

اینٹی سیپسس

(غیر جاندار اشیاء کی) روگجنک حیاتیات سے پاک ہونے کی حالت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

防腐

（非生物体）没有病原生物的状态

🇯🇵Japanese

防腐剤

（無生物の）病原体が存在しない状態

🇰🇷Korean

방부제

(무생물의) 병원체가 없는 상태

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sát trùng

(của vật thể không sống) trạng thái không có sinh vật gây bệnh

🇹🇭Thai

น้ำยาฆ่าเชื้อ

(ของสิ่งไม่มีชีวิต) ภาวะปราศจากสิ่งมีชีวิตที่ก่อโรค

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مطهر

(للأشياء غير الحية) حالة الخلو من الكائنات المسببة للأمراض

🇮🇷Persian

ضد عفونی کننده

(از اجسام غیر زنده) حالت عاری بودن از موجودات بیماری زا

🇹🇷Turkish

antisepsi

(cansız nesnelerin) patojen organizmalardan arınmış olma durumu

🇮🇱Hebrew

אנטיספסיס

(של עצמים שאינם חיים) המצב של להיות נקי מאורגניזמים פתוגניים

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