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antiseptic

antimicrobial substance used to destroy germs causing disease, on skin or other tissue of a living being
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Summary

antiseptic is a ChEBI Ontology term[1]. antiseptic draws 2,763 Wikipedia views per month (chebi ontology term category, ranking #13 of 45).[2]

Key Facts

  • Named after: anti-[3], sepsis[4]
  • Subclass of: bactericide[5], antimicrobial drug[6]
  • Has use: antisepsis[7]
  • Commons category: Antiseptics[8]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Antiseptics[9]
  • Described by source: The Nuttall Encyclopædia[10], Otto's encyclopedia[11], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[12], The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[13], New International Encyclopedia[14]
  • Different from: antibiotic[15], disinfectant[16]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject Medicine[17]
  • WordLift URL: http://data.wordlift.io/wl01714/entity/antiseptic.html[18]

Why It Matters

antiseptic has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] antiseptic is known by 75 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . fr.dentist. fr.dentist. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). antiseptic. Retrieved October 15, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/antiseptic
MLA “antiseptic.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 15 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/antiseptic.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_antiseptic_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{antiseptic}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/antiseptic}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-15}}
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  1. 20w ago · Henrykronick · 2026-05-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Named after → —
    Subclass of → bactericide, antimicrobial drug
    Named after → anti-, sepsis
    Topic's main category → Category:Antiseptics
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Described at url: https://octenidine.org/articles/consumers/how-antiseptics-differ"
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