The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Asepsis \A*sep"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? priv. + sepsis.] State of being aseptic; the methods or processes of asepticizing. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
asepsis n 1: (of non-living objects) the state of being free of pathogenic organisms [syn: asepsis, antisepsis, sterility, sterileness] 2: the process of inhibiting the growth and multiplication of microorganisms [syn: antisepsis, asepsis]