ASEPTIC

aseptic, sterile

(adjective) free of or using methods to keep free of pathological microorganisms; “a sterile operating area”; “aseptic surgical instruments”; “aseptic surgical techniques”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

aseptic (not comparable)

Free of disease-causing microbes.

(medicine) Used to protect against infection by disease-causing microbes.

(food industry) pasteurised.

Anagrams

• capites, capsite, paciest, spicate

Source: Wiktionary


A*sep"tic, a. Etym: [Pref. a- not + septic.]

Definition: Not liable to putrefaction; nonputrescent.

– n.

Definition: An aseptic substance.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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31 March 2025

IMPROVISED

(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”


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