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asepticism — The practice of aseptic surgery. * * * asep·ti·cism (a sepґtĭ siz əm) the principles and practices of aseptic techniques … Medical dictionary
asepticism — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun A lack of excitement, liveliness, or interest: blandness, colorlessness, drabness, dreariness, dryness, dullness, flatness, flavorlessness, insipidity, insipidness, jejuneness, lifelessness, sterileness, sterility,… … English dictionary for students
asepticism — asepˈticism / sizm/ noun Aseptic treatment • • • Main Entry: ↑aseptic … Useful english dictionary
aseptic — aseptically, adv. asepticism /euh sep teuh siz euhm, ay sep /, n. /euh sep tik, ay sep /, adj. 1. free from the living germs of disease, fermentation, or putrefaction. n. 2. a product, as milk or fruit juice, that is marketed in an aseptic… … Universalium
Abortion — • Briefly defined as the loss of a fetal life. Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Abortion Abortion † … Catholic encyclopedia
colorlessness — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Absence of color Nouns 1. colorlessness, achromatism; decoloration, discoloration; pallor, pallidity; paleness, etiolation; neutral tint, monochrome, black and white; fading, dimming; bleaching. See… … English dictionary for students
dryness — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Lack of moisture Nouns 1. dryness, aridity, aridness; desiccation, dehydration, anhydration, dehumidification; thirst; drainage; curing, mummification, freeze drying (see preservation); evaporation. 2.… … English dictionary for students
insipidity — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Lack of taste or interest Nouns insipidity, vapidity; tastelessness, weakness; dullness, mediocrity, indifference. Adjectives 1. (lacking taste) insipid, tasteless, flavorless, savorless, unseasoned,… … English dictionary for students
dullness — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Quality of being boring] Syn. flatness, sameness, routine, uninterestingness, aridity, dryness, depression, dimness, drabness, tediousness, commonplaceness, mediocrity, tedium, monotony, deadliness, dreariness, insipidity,… … English dictionary for students
sterility — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. infertility, incapacity, fruitlessness; see barrenness , worthlessness . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1. The state or condition of being unable to reproduce sexually: barrenness, infertility, sterilization. See… … English dictionary for students
