is a beverage free from disease-producing microorganisms; filling a container that has been previously sterilized without recontaminating either product or container in an aseptic process.
Preventing or free from contamination by microorganisms.
Sterile, without bacteria; living pathogenic organisms are absent.
free of or using methods to keep free of pathological microorganisms; "a sterile operating area"; "aseptic surgical instruments"; "aseptic surgical techniques"
Actions and procedures used by biologists and clinicians to keep tissue cultures, instruments, supplies, and people free of microbial contamination (sterile). Back to glossary index
Without the presence of disease causing microorganisms.
Using sterile techniques or methods to protect against infection by microbes.
The absence of microorganisms. By contrast, something that just discourages the growth of microorganisms is antiseptic.
Sterile, free from viable microbiological contamination.
Aseptic packaging is a technique for packaging food where liquid products are heated quickly at a temperature at which sterilisation occurs; product is then cooled and placed into sterile containers. This packaging technology has been used primarily for juice boxes and soy milk products. Aseptic packages combine layers of plastic, paper and aluminium.
Free from the living germs of disease, fermentation or putrefaction. Sterile.
The absence of living germs, free from septic or poisonous putrefactive products.
Free from pathogenic bacteria.
Refers to an operation performed in a sterile environment or using appropriate precautions (such as flaming pipettes) designed to prevent contamination through introduction of bacteria.
Free from septic matter, pathogenic organisms or their toxins.
without contamination by micro-organisms, i.e. sterile.
Sterile condition: no unwanted organisms present
Free from septic matter or disease-producing bacteria. In food processing and packaging, this is a word that describes the system used to package food in sterile fashion.
Free of microbial infection.
