SEPTIC


Meaning of SEPTIC in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsep-tik ]

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 and disposal

a septic system

also : of or relating to a septic system

septic effluents

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