septic (redirected from septics)

sep·tic  (sptk)

adj.

1. Of, relating to, having the nature of, or affected by sepsis.

2. Causing sepsis; putrefactive.

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[Latin spticus, putrefying, from Greek sptikos, from sptos, rotten, from spein, to make rotten.]

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sep·tici·ty (-ts-t) n.

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septic [ˈsɛptɪk]

adj

1. (Medicine / Pathology) of, relating to, or caused by sepsis

2. (Medicine / Pathology) of, relating to, or caused by putrefaction

n

Austral and NZ informal short for septic tank

[from Latin sēpticus, from Greek sēptikos, from sēptos decayed, from sēpein to make rotten]

septically  adv

septicity  [sɛpˈtɪsɪtɪ] n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	septic - containing or resulting from disease-causing organisms; "a septic sore throat"; "a septic environment"; "septic sewage" infected unhealthful - detrimental to good health; "unhealthful air pollution"; "unhealthful conditions in old apartments with peeling lead-based paint" germy - full of germs or pathological microorganisms; "the water in New York harbor is oily and dirty and germy" antiseptic - thoroughly clean and free of or destructive to disease-causing organisms; "doctors in antiseptic green coats"; "the antiseptic effect of alcohol"; "it is said that marjoram has antiseptic qualities"
	2.	septic - of or relating to or caused by putrefaction; "the septic action occurs at the bottom of the septic tank"

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septic

adjective infected, poisoned, toxic, festering, pussy, putrid, putrefying, suppurating, putrefactive a septic toe

Translations

septic [ˈseptɪk]

A. ADJ → séptico
to become or go or turn septic → infectarse

B. CPD septic poisoning N → septicemia f
septic tank N → fosa f séptica, pozo m séptico

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septic [ˈsɛptɪk] adj (= infected) [wound, toe] → infecté(e)
to go septic → s'infecter

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septic

adj → vereitert, septisch; the wound turned septic → die Wunde eiterte

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septic [ˈsɛptɪk] adj → settico/a; (wound) → infetto/a
to go septic → infettarsi

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septic [ˈsɛptɪk] adj → settico/a; (wound) → infetto/a
to go septic → infettarsi

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septic

adj septic [ˈseptik]

(of a wound etc) full of or caused by germs that are poisoning the blood a septic finger; septic poisoning. septies عَفِن، نَتِن септичен hnisající betændt septisch που προκαλεί ή βρίσκεται σε σήψη séptico septiline عفوني tulehtunut infecté מְזוֹהָם पूर्तिक otrovan, septičan szeptikus penuh kuman eitrunar-, ígerðar- settico 敗血症の 패혈성의 apimtas uždegimo, pūliuojantis, su pūliais septisks; pūžņojošs luka septik ge{#225}{#139}{#225}nfecteerd betent zakażony infectado infectat септический hnilobný, hnisavý, septický okužen septičan septisk, infekterad เต็มไปด้วยหนอง; ติดเชื้อโรค mikroplu, mikrop kapmış 敗血性的 септичний متعفن nhiễm trùng, gây thối 败血病的

septic tank

a tank in which sewage is partially purified by the action of bacteria. septiese tenk بالوعَه، بِئْر المِرْحاض септична яма septik septiktank das Faulschlammbecken σηπτικός βόθρος fosa séptica septik مخزن فاضلاب mädätyssäiliö fosse septique בּוֹר שוֹפְכִין सेप्टिक टैंक septički sustav za pročišćavanje, septička jama szennyvízülepítő akna tangki pembuangan rotþró fossa settica 腐敗槽 정화 탱크, 오수 정화조 septinis valymo rezervuaras notekūdeņu attīrīšanas tvertne tangki septik septic tank septiktank zbiornik septyczny fossa séptica fosă sep­tică перегниватель septik septična jama septički tanker septiktank ถังส้วมซึมที่ใช้ตัวสัตว์เล็ก ๆ ทำลายอุจจาระ foseptik çukuru 化糞池，污水池 септик گندے پانی کی نکاسی کے لیے زیر زمین ہودی hố rác tự hoại 化粪池，污水池