- septic
- septic c.1600, from L. septicus "of or pertaining to putrefaction," from Gk. septikos "characterized by putrefaction," from sepein "cause to rot" (see SEPSIS (Cf. sepsis)). Septic tank is attested from 1902.
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septic — SÉPTIC, Ă, septici, ce, adj. Infectat cu microbi. ♢ Maladie septică = boală provocată de microbi. – Din fr. septique. Trimis de claudia, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DEX 98 SÉPTIC adj. (med.) microbian, (rar) microbic. (Infecţie septic.) Trimis de siveco … Dicționar Român
Septic — Septic, a word derived from the Greek Σήψις, meaning putrefaction may refer to: * a septic infection, cf. sepsis * Septic system, a form of home based sewage disposal … Wikipedia
şeptic — ŞEPTÍC, şeptici, s.m. (fam.) 1. Diminutiv al lui şapte. 2. Joc de cărţi, în care cartea marcată cu numărul şapte are cea mai mare importanţă. – Şapte + suf. ic. Trimis de LauraGellner, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DEX 98 ŞEPTÍC s. v. şapte, şeptar.… … Dicționar Român
septic — ► ADJECTIVE 1) (of a wound or a part of the body) infected with bacteria. 2) denoting a drainage system incorporating a septic tank. DERIVATIVES septically adverb septicity noun. ORIGIN Greek s ptikos, from s pein make rotten … English terms dictionary
Septic — Sep tic, a. [Septi + ic.] (Math.) Of the seventh degree or order. n. (Alg.) A quantic of the seventh degree. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Septic — Sep tic, Septical Sep tic*al, a. [L. septicus, Gr. ????, fr. ???? to make putrid: cf. F. septique.] Having power to promote putrefaction. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Septic — Sep tic, n. A substance that promotes putrefaction. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
septic — index deleterious, peccant (unhealthy) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
septic — [sep′tik] adj. [L septicus < Gr sēptikos < sēpein, to make putrid: see SEPIA] causing, or resulting from, sepsis or putrefaction septically adv. septicity [sep′tis′ə tē] n … English World dictionary
septic — adjective Etymology: Latin septicus, from Greek sēptikos, from sēpein to putrefy Date: 1605 1. of, relating to, or causing putrefaction 2. relating to, involving, caused by, or affected with sepsis < septic patients > 3. used for sewage treatment … New Collegiate Dictionary
