1.
[syn: aseptic, sterile]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Aseptic \A*sep"tic\, a. [Pref. a- not + septic.]
1. Not liable to putrefaction; nonputrescent.
[1913 Webster]
2. free from pathogenic microorganisms; sterile; as, aseptic
operating conditions.
[PJC]
3. [metaphorical] lacking emotion, human warmth, or
excitement.
[PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Aseptic \A*sep"tic\, n.
An aseptic substance.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
aseptic
adj 1: free of or using methods to keep free of pathological
microorganisms; "a sterile operating area"; "aseptic
surgical instruments"; "aseptic surgical techniques"
[syn: aseptic, sterile]