Standard Lemma guide

aseptic

adj · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /əˈsɛptɪk/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Free of disease-causing microbes.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • The lack of aseptic tools during surgery has resulted in many deaths.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Used to protect against infection by disease-causing microbes.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: medicine, sciences

Examples

  • Pharmaceuticals are packaged using aseptic techniques.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

pasteurised.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Qualifier: food industry

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

An antiseptic.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

adjective satellite

Meaning 5

free of or using methods to keep free of pathological microorganisms

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a sterile operating area
  • aseptic surgical instruments
  • aseptic surgical techniques

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: sterile

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From a- + septic.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: асепти́чен (aseptíčen) — free of microbes
  • Catalan: asèptic — free of microbes
  • Danish: aseptisk — free of microbes
  • Finnish: aseptinen — free of microbes
  • German: aseptisch — free of microbes
  • Greek: άσηπτος (ásiptos) — free of microbes
  • Irish: aiseipteach — free of microbes
  • Polish: aseptyczny — free of microbes
  • Portuguese: asséptico — free of microbes
  • Russian: асепти́ческий (asɛptíčeskij) — free of microbes
  • Spanish: aséptico — free of microbes
  • Bulgarian: асепти́чен (aseptíčen) — medicine: used to protect against infection by disease-causing microbes
  • Bulgarian: антисепти́к (antiseptík) — antiseptic — see also antiseptic