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What is An &;Antiseptic&; means - and explain in detail?
Antiseptic are chemical disinfectants that can be safely applied on the skin or mucous membrane and are used to prevent infection by inhibiting the growth of bacteria REF:Ananthanarayan & paniker's textbook of Microbiology 9th edition page no 28