'Septic' definitions:
Definition of 'septic'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Containing or resulting from disease-causing organisms; "a septic sore throat"; "a septic environment"; "septic sewage" [syn: septic, infected] [ant: antiseptic]
adjective
Of or relating to or caused by putrefaction; "the septic action occurs at the bottom of the septic tank"
Definition of 'Septic'
From: GCIDE
- Septic \Sep"tic\, a. [Septi- + -ic.] (Math.) Of the seventh degree or order. -- n. (Alg.) A quantic of the seventh degree. [1913 Webster] Septic
Definition of 'Septic'
From: GCIDE
- 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]
Definition of 'Septic'
From: GCIDE
- Septic \Sep"tic\, n. A substance that promotes putrefaction. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'septic'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- bad,
- bad for,
- cankered,
- contaminated,
- diseased,
- foul,
- gangrened,
- gangrenous,
- harmful,
- infected,
- injurious,
- insalubrious,
- insanitary,
- morbid,
- morbific,
- mortified,
- noisome,
- noxious,
- pathogenic,
- pathological,
- peccant,
- pestiferous,
- poisoned,
- polluted,
- putrefacient,
- putrefactive,
- rotting,
- saprobic,
- saprogenic,
- saprogenous,
- saprophilous,
- saprophytic,
- sphacelated,
- tainted,
- ulcerated,
- ulcerous,
- unhealthful,
- unhealthy,
- unhygienic,
- unsanitary,
- unwholesome