Listerian

English

Etymology

Lister +‎ -ian

Adjective

Listerian (comparative more Listerian, superlative most Listerian)

1. Of or pertaining to Joseph Lister, who pioneered the use of antiseptic in medical operations.

Related terms

• Listerism

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “Listerian”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)

Anagrams

• nitrilase, saintlier, saliretin, trisilane