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| benzoic acid |
a white crystalline powder used as a preservative and antiseptic in perfumes and flavorings, in synthesizing dyes, and to season tobacco. |
| boric acid |
a white crystalline compound used as a mild antiseptic and in making glass, enamels, fireproofing materials, and other products. |
| creosol |
a colorless or yellowish oily liquid, derived from beechwood tar, used as an antiseptic and found in creosote. |
| creosote |
an oily liquid commercially distilled from coal tar or wood for use as a wood preservative and antiseptic, and produced as a waste product in chimneys from the burning of wood as fuel. [1/2 definitions] |
| eucalyptus oil |
an essential oil obtained from eucalyptus leaves, used as an expectorant and antiseptic. |
| hydrogen peroxide |
an unstable compound of hydrogen and oxygen whose water solution is used mostly as an antiseptic or bleach. |
| iodine |
a solution of powdered iodine together with sodium iodide or potassium iodide in alcohol, used as an antiseptic; tincture of iodine. [1/2 definitions] |
| iodoform |
a yellowish, crystalline iodine compound, used as an antiseptic. |
| mercuric chloride |
a very poisonous white crystalline compound, used in photography and as an antiseptic. |
| Mercurochrome |
trademark for merbromin, a red antiseptic solution used for minor wounds. |
| phenol |
a poisonous white acidic compound found in the tars of wood and coal, or derived from benzene, and used primarily as a disinfectant or antiseptic. [1/2 definitions] |
| potassium permanganate |
a dark purple crystalline solid used as an oxidizing agent, astringent, antiseptic, and disinfectant. |
| salicylic acid |
a white crystalline powder prepared from salicin or phenol, used as an ingredient in aspirin, as a food preservative and flavoring, and as an antiseptic in treating certain skin conditions. |
| sodium benzoate |
a sweet odorless white powder, the sodium salt of benzoic acid, used as a food preservative and antiseptic; benzoate of soda. |
| thimerosal |
a mercury compound with antiseptic properties that was once used as a preservative in vaccines and other medicinal preparations. |
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