antiseptics

Cultural  

1. Substances that prevent or inhibit the growth of disease-causing microorganisms.

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Example Sentences

Garlic extract has been found to offer antimicrobial effects that are on par with commonly used antiseptics and disinfectants such as chlorhexidine, according to medical researchers at the University of Sharjah.

From Science Daily

He celebrated the wave of innovations that had enriched human existence—railroads, steamships, telegraphs, telephones, electric lights, anesthetics, antiseptics.

From The Wall Street Journal

Les spent long hours in the surgical theater, which in Macclesfield had little in the way of ventilation, and Joy typically found that he came home smelling of anesthetics, antiseptics and blood.

From New York Times

It sells over-the-counter antiseptics and laxatives, according to court documents.

From Reuters

Even then, before advances such as antiseptics, most people undergoing amputation surgery died of blood loss and shock or subsequent infection.

From Washington Post