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  1. Antiseptic is any substance that kills or 
  2. inhibits the growth of microorganisms.
  3. The use of antiseptics was pioneered by
  4. Joseph Lister. He used carbolic acid,
  5. which is a weak antiseptic, popular 
  6. antiseptics such as TCP are derived from 
  7. this.
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  9. Subject by: Vince Pike
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