antiseptic
Example Sentences
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It found that chlorhexidine, an antiseptic mouthwash, disrupted nitrate processing and reduced gastric nitric oxide synthesis, while dietary nitrate supplementation partly preserved microbial function and nitric oxide related signaling during antiseptic use.
From Science Daily • May 25, 2026
Mark Joseph Stern: It sounds antiseptic, but it’s absolutely atrocious.
From Slate • Feb. 28, 2026
In an age before antiseptic, opening up the body almost always led to infection and death.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026
But these once surefire hits have never been so limp and antiseptic.
From Salon • Jul. 7, 2025
I fumble with one hand and take out an antiseptic pad, tearing away the paper cover with my teeth.
From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness
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