septic

ˈsɛptɪk

Definition

Definition of septic - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

sanitation

related to sewage disposal systems

The septic system needs maintenance.

clean

hygienic

sanitary

medicalrelated to sepsis or infection

The patient developed a septic condition.

infected

purulent

decomposition

Rare

causing putrefaction

Rare

Septic substances can accelerate decay in organic matter..

putrid

rotten

mathematics

TECH.

of the seventh degree or order

TECH.

The equation is a septic polynomial.

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Expressions with septic

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septic tank

underground tank for sewage treatment using bacteria

The septic tank needs to be emptied every few years.

septic shock

life-threatening condition from infection causing low blood pressure

The patient was diagnosed with septic shock after surgery.

septic sore throat

severe throat inflammation, often from streptococcal germs, with pus

The doctor diagnosed septic sore throat after fever and pus appeared.

Origin of septic

Greek, septikos (putrefying)

Examples of septic in a sentence

A septic field was installed behind the house.
The wound became septic after a few days.
Doctors treated the septic infection aggressively.
Septic wounds require immediate medical attention.
The septic environment hastened the material's decay.
He solved the septic equation with ease.

The mathematician studied septic functions.

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French:septique, septicémique, ...
German:septisch, siebter Ordnung, ...
Italian:settico, putrefattivo, ...
Spanish:séptico, infeccioso, ...
Portuguese:séptico, infeccioso, ...
Chinese:化粪池的, 感染的, ...
Japanese:浄化槽の, 敗血症の, ...
Arabic:خَزّانِيّ, إِنْتَانِي, ...
Hebrew:בִּיּוּבִי, סֶפְּטִי, ...
Russian:септический, инфекционный, ...
Ukrainian:септичний, гнильний, ...
Hindi:सेप्टिक, संक्रमणकारी, ...
Bengali:পয়ঃনিষ্কাশনীয়, সংক্রমণজনিত, ...
Catalan:sèptic, infecciós, ...
Czech:septikový, septický, ...
Danish:septisk, infektionsrelateret, ...
Dutch:septisch, rottend, ...
Greek:σηπτικός, μολυσματικός, ...
Hungarian:szeptikus, fertőzéses, ...
Khmer:ពាក់ព័ន្ធនឹងប្រព័ន្ធលូ, ពាក់ព័ន្ធនឹងជំងឺឆ្លងក្នុងឈាម, ...
Korean:정화조의, 패혈성의, ...
Persian:فاضلابی, عفونی, ...
Polish:septyczny, gnijący, ...
Portuguese (BR):séptico, infeccioso, ...
Romanian:septic, infectat, ...
Swedish:septisk, infekterad, ...
Thai:บำบัดน้ำเสีย, ติดเชื้อ, ...
Turkish:foseptik, septik, ...
Vietnamese:tự hoại, nhiễm trùng, ...

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