The act of treating something with antiseptic or preventing infection (British English, present participle).
Present participle of 'antisepticise', formed by adding the '-ing' suffix to the British spelling of the verb.
In modern hospitals, antisepticising surfaces is so routine that people barely notice—but this daily practice, developed from hard-won scientific knowledge, saves thousands of lives each year.
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