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(a) Antiseptics
(b) Antioxidants

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(1) Drugs which are applied to the living tissues to kill the bacteria and to stop their grouwth in wound, thus preventing its infection are called antiseptics.
(2) Antioxidant is a substance which when added to food, retards or prevents oxidative deterioration of food.
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