1.a substance that destroys micro-organisms that carry disease without harming body tissues
2.thoroughly clean and free of or destructive to disease-causing organisms;
doctors in antiseptic green coats
3.clean and honest;
antiseptic financial practices
4.freeing from error or corruption;
the antiseptic effect of sturdy criticism
5.made free from live bacteria or other microorganisms;
sterilized instruments
6.(extended sense) of exceptionally clean language;
lyrics as antiseptic as Sunday School