Definition of Septic

1. Adjective. Containing or resulting from disease-causing organisms. "Septic sewage"


2. Adjective. Of or relating to or caused by putrefaction. "The septic action occurs at the bottom of the septic tank"
Partainyms: Decomposition
Derivative terms: Sepsis

Definition of Septic

1. a. Of the seventh degree or order.

2. a. Having power to promote putrefaction.

3. n. A substance that promotes putrefaction.

Definition of Septic

1. an agent producing sepsis [n -S] : SEPTICAL [adj]

Medical Definition of Septic

1. Pproduced by or due to decomposition by microorganisms, putrefactive. Origin: Gr. Septikos This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Septic

septenary
septenate
septendecillion
septennial
septennially
septentrio
septentrion
septentrional
septentrions
septet
septets
septette
septettes
septfoil
septic (current term)
septic (current term)
septicaemia
septicaemia
septicaemia pluriformis
septicaemic
septicaemic abscess
septicaemic plague
septical
septicemia
septicemia
septicemias
septicemic
septicemic plague
septicidal
septicidal

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