antiseptics

noun

plural of antiseptic
as in antibiotics

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  1. antibiotics
  2. drugs
  3. medicines
  4. medications
  5. medicaments
  6. pharmaceuticals
  7. medicinals
  8. remedies
Noun
  • There are infectious disease outbreaks that tear through the women’s asylum, pre-antibiotics and vaccines, but there is also Lucia Strangman, one of Europe’s first female doctors, who rises to these challenges and then some.
    — Robert Sullivan, Vogue, 26 Sep. 2026
  • After powerful antibiotics proved mostly ineffective, the experts from the aquarium and University of Florida developed a bacteriophage treatment for Jetta, according to a statement sent to Popular Science.
    — Margherita Bassi, Popular Science, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of antibiotics
Noun
  • Lee then paused all executions after acknowledging the state had failed to ensure its lethal injection drugs were properly tested.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
  • The medical team had trouble finding a vein to administer the lethal drugs and finally made an incision in his groin area.
    — Ed White, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of drugs
Noun
  • Novo added that the manufacturing site issues do not impact any of its other medicines currently on the market.
    — Ed Silverman, STAT, 5 Oct. 2026
  • The next generation of blockbuster obesity drugs isn’t trying to replace GLP-1 medicines.
    — Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of medicines
Noun
  • Good news, bad news on opioids More young people are being treated for opioid use disorder with medications.
    — Amanda Erickson, STAT, 5 Oct. 2026
  • These medications include blood thinner, insulin, chemotherapy drugs, and opioid pain medication.
    — Esha Desai, Hartford Courant, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of medications
Noun
  • Two employees in pharmaceutical industry wearing protective gloves, mask, cap and white suit seen standing by the machine that is the part of the medicaments production during the working hours in a pharmaceutical manufacturing.
    — Justina Lee, CNBC, 29 May 2026
Definition of medicaments
Noun
  • Methylene chloride, also known as Dichloromethane (DCM), is an industrial solvent typically used in adhesives, paint and coating products, pharmaceuticals, metal cleaning, chemical processing, and aerosols.
    — Logan Smith, CBS News, 27 Sep. 2026
  • An argument that resonated with lawmakers during their briefing was comparing regulation of AI to the FDA ensuring the safety of pharmaceuticals, Hinton told the Atlantic.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of pharmaceuticals
Noun
  • Others have a more functional endeavor, foraging for food or medicinals.
    — Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of medicinals
Noun
  • Luckily, those diseases can be cured by antibiotics or other remedies.
    — Bob Drogin, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026
  • If individuals violate the policy, the CSU may pursue discipline, seek intervention by law enforcement or pursue civil remedies.
    — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of remedies
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“Antiseptics.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/antiseptics. Accessed 6 Oct. 2026.

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