septic
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sep·ti·cal·ly, adverb
non·sep·tic, adjective
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septic (ˈsɛptɪk) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | of, relating to, or caused by sepsis |
| 2. | of, relating to, or caused by putrefaction |
| —n | |
| 3. | informal (Austral), (NZ) short for septic tank |
| [C17: from Latin sēpticus, from Greek sēptikos, from sēptos decayed, from sēpein to make rotten] | |
| 'septically | |
| —adv | |
| septicity | |
| —n | |
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Septic
is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
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Word Origin & History
septic
c.1600, from L. septicus "of or pertaining to putrefaction," from Gk. septikos "characterized by putrefaction," from sepein "cause to rot" (see sepsis). Septic tank is attested from 1902.
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Science Dictionary
| sepsis (sěp'sĭs) Pronunciation Key
A severe infection caused by pathogenic organisms, especially bacteria, in the blood or tissues. If untreated, a localized infection, as in the respiratory or urinary tracts, can lead to infection in the bloodstream and widespread inflammation, characterized initially by fever, chills, and other symptoms and later by septic shock. septic adjective |
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Example sentences
Most homes have their own septic systems and use town water.
Exposing them to inflammation-triggering substances led to septic-shock.
Then there is the story of the house with misconnected pipes whose septic tank backed up into a bathtub.
We also have widely used septic tank systems that are leaking into beaches.
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