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   Sep·tic

   /ˈseptik/

   

   adjective

   • 1. infected with microorganisms, especially harmful bacteria: "his feet had gone septic"
   • ▪ denoting, relating to, or having sepsis: "severely septic patients"
   • 2. denoting a drainage system incorporating a septic tank.

   noun

   • 1. a drainage system incorporating a septic tank. North American

   Word Origin early 17th century: via Latin from Greek sēptikos, from sēpein ‘make rotten’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. septically adverb
   • 2. septicity noun

   Scrabble Points: 10

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