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Antiseptic

2 stages from Greek to English.

Today it means a substance that prevents infection by killing or inhibiting germs
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Stage 1 of 2
anti septikos
Greek · ancient
"against decay"
against putrefaction, from sepein (to make rotten)
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Stage 2 of 2
antiseptic
English · 1750s
"a substance that prevents infection by microorganisms"
settled as the medical word for a substance preventing infection
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