. . . "Antiseptic(s) (from Greek \u1F00\u03BD\u03C4\u03AF anti, \"against\" and \u03C3\u03B7\u03C0\u03C4\u03B9\u03BA\u03CC\u03C2 s\u0113ptikos, \"putrefactive\") are antimicrobial substances that are applied to living tissue/skin to reduce the possibility of infection, sepsis, or putrefaction."@en . .