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Applying an antiseptic is called:

AAntitoxis
BAntigenesis
CAntisepsis
DAntibiosis
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Antisepsis
1. The agent is the antiseptic. 2. The act of using it has its own term. 3. The process of applying an antiseptic is called antisepsis. 4. So the answer is antisepsis. _Source: OpenStax 'Microbiology', Ch 13 'Control of Microbial Growth'_
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