antisceptic
- a word derived from sceptic.
Example Sentences
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The use of this cement I suppose to consist in its preventing the bud from bleeding to death, though the author ascribes it to its antisceptic quality.
From The Botanic Garden A Poem in Two Parts. Part 1: the Economy of Vegetation by Darwin, Erasmus
However, before antisceptic surgery was finally and fully established, faith in the practice had to be awakened among the members of the profession.
From Joseph Smith as Scientist A Contribution to Mormon Philosophy by Widtsoe, John Andreas
