septic

Meaning

Adj

1. Of or pertaining to sepsis.
2. Causing sepsis or putrefaction.
3. Of or pertaining to sewage or the disposal of sewage.

Noun

1. A substance that causes sepsis or putrefaction.
2. (dated) A person who has sepsis.
3. A septic tank; a system for the disposal of sewage into a septic tank, a septic system.

Noun

A mathematical object (function, curve, surface, etc.) of degree seven.

Noun

An American, a Yank.

Synonyms

infected

putrefactive

infectious

insanitary

malignant

morbid

putrid

rotten

toxic

unhygienic

contagious

zymotic

dirty

Translations

séptico

septique

settico

septisch

séptico

septisch

bederf veroorzakend

sèptic

σηπτικός

infectado

vereitert

mikroplu

infetto

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsɛp.tɪk/

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σηπτικός (sēptikós, “characterized by putridity”), from σηπτός (sēptós), from σήπω (sḗpō).