Hypertext Webster Gateway: "septic"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Septic \Sep"tic\, a. [Septi- + -ic.] (Math.)
Of the seventh degree or order. -- n. (Alg.) A quantic of the
seventh degree.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Septic \Sep"tic\, Septical \Sep"tic*al\, a. [L. septicus, Gr.
????, fr. ???? to make putrid: cf. F. septique.]
Having power to promote putrefaction.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Septic \Sep"tic\, n.
A substance that promotes putrefaction.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
septic
adj 1: containing or resulting from disease-causing organisms; "a
septic sore throat"; "a septic environment"; "septic
sewage" [ant: {antiseptic}]
2: of or relating to or caused by putrefaction; "the septic
action occurs at the bottom of the septic tank"
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