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CHLORHEXIDINE

Dictionary entry overview: What does chlorhexidine mean?

• CHLORHEXIDINE (noun)
The noun CHLORHEXIDINE has 1 sense:

1. a long-lasting liquid antiseptic; used by surgeons to wash their hands before performing surgery

Familiarity information: CHLORHEXIDINE used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• CHLORHEXIDINE (noun)

Sense 1

chlorhexidine ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

A long-lasting liquid antiseptic; used by surgeons to wash their hands before performing surgery

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("chlorhexidine" is a kind of...):

antiseptic (a substance that destroys micro-organisms that carry disease without harming body tissues)

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