Assertion: antiseptic | /r/ObjectUse | used at the time
Facets:
value: commonly
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: Through his research there, Fleming discovered that antiseptics commonly used at the time were doing more harm than good, as their diminishing effects on the body's immunity agents largely outweighed their ability to break down harmful bacteria -- therefore, more soldiers were dying from antiseptic treatment than from the infections they were trying to destroy.