Meaning of SEPTIC
| Pronunciation: | | 'septik
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- [adj] containing or resulting from disease-causing organisms; "a septic sore throat"; "a septic environment"; "septic sewage"
- [adj] of or relating to or caused by putrefaction; "the septic action occurs at the bottom of the septic tank"
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| | Synonyms: | | abscessed, contaminated, contaminative, dirty, festering, infected, infectious, infective, purulent, pussy, putrefacient, putrefactive, putrid, septicemic |
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| | Antonyms: | | antiseptic | | |
| | See Also: | | germy, unhealthful | |
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\Sep"tic\, a. [Septi- + -ic.] (Math.)
Of the seventh degree or order. -- n. (Alg.) A quantic of the
seventh degree.
\Sep"tic\, Septical \Sep"tic*al\, a. [L. septicus, Gr.
????, fr. ???? to make putrid: cf. F. septique.]
Having power to promote putrefaction.
\Sep"tic\, n.
A substance that promotes putrefaction.
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