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Noun: asepsis  u'sep-sis
  1. (of non-living objects) the state of being free of pathogenic organisms
    - antisepsis, sterility, sterileness
     
  2. The process of inhibiting the growth and multiplication of microorganisms
    - antisepsis

See also: aseptic

Type of: biological process, organic process, sanitariness

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