GRE Word List

ASEPTIC

preventing infection

The meaning of the word aseptic is preventing infection.

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intersticea space that intervenes between things
entomologya branch of zoology that deals with insects
incrementthe amount or degree by which something changes
equinoxeither of the two points on the celestial sphere where the celestial equator intersects the ecliptic
ecosystemthe complex of a community of organisms and its environment functioning as an ecological unit
mergerthe absorption of an estate, a contract, or an interest in another, of a minor offense in a greater, or of a cause of action into a judgment
congenitalexisting at or dating from birth
hailprecipitation in the form of small balls or lumps usually consisting of concentric layers of clear ice and compact snow
hauntto visit often : frequent
potiona mixture of liquids (such as liquor or medicine)