adj
septic
SEHP-tihk
adj
1
Infected or contaminated with bacteria that cause tissue decay or a whole-body infection.
"The wound turned septic after being left untreated for days."
"Doctors treat septic infections as medical emergencies."
noun
1
A septic tank, or a system that treats household sewage on-site rather than through a public sewer.
"Their house in the countryside runs on a septic system, not mains drainage."
How to Use Septic
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishRelating to infection or rot (medically), or to sewage treatment (in "septic tank").
Common pairings
go septic
septic tank
septic wound
septic system
Word Forms
more septic comparative, septics plural, septics plural, septics plural, most septic superlative
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