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sep·tic
(sĕp′tĭk)adj.
1. Of, relating to, having the nature of, or affected by sepsis.
2. Causing sepsis; putrefactive.
[Latin sēpticus, putrefying, from Greek sēptikos, from sēptos, rotten, from sēpein, to make rotten.]
sep·tic′i·ty (-tĭs′ĭ-tē) n.
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septic
(ˈsɛptɪk)adj
1. (Pathology) of, relating to, or caused by sepsis. Also (archaic): septical
2. (Pathology) of, relating to, or caused by putrefaction
n
informal Austral and NZ short for septic tank
[C17: from Latin sēpticus, from Greek sēptikos, from sēptos decayed, from sēpein to make rotten]
ˈseptically adv
septicity n
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sep•tic
(ˈsɛp tɪk)adj.
1. pertaining to or of the nature of sepsis; infected.
2. putrefactive.
[1595–1605; < Latin sēpticus < Greek sēptikós]
sep′ti•cal•ly, adv.
sep•tic′i•ty (-ˈtɪs ɪ ti) n.
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Adj. | 1. | septic - containing or resulting from disease-causing organisms; "a septic sore throat"; "a septic environment"; "septic sewage" unhealthful - detrimental to good health; "unhealthful air pollution"; "unhealthful conditions in old apartments with peeling lead-based paint" germy - full of germs or pathological microorganisms; "the water in New York harbor is oily and dirty and germy" antiseptic - thoroughly clean and free of or destructive to disease-causing organisms; "doctors in antiseptic green coats"; "the antiseptic effect of alcohol"; "it is said that marjoram has antiseptic qualities" |
2. | septic - of or relating to or caused by putrefaction; "the septic action occurs at the bottom of the septic tank" |
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septic
adjective infected, poisoned, toxic, festering, pussy, putrid, putrefying, suppurating, putrefactive a septic toe
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Translations
عَفِن، نَتِن
hnisající
betændt
szeptikus
eitrunar-, ígerîar-
pūliuojantisseptinis valymo rezervuarassu pūliais
pūžņojošsseptisks
hnisajúci
mikrop kapmışmikroplu
septic
[ˈseptɪk]Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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septic
(ˈseptik) adjective (of a wound etc) full of or caused by germs that are poisoning the blood. a septic finger; septic poisoning.
septic tank a tank in which sewage is partially purified by the action of bacteria.
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sep·tic
n. séptico-a, rel. a la sepsis;
___ shock → choque ___.
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septic
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