septic

Words with a similar base: septic

'septic'

[septic.a.01] as in: containing or resulting from disease-causing organisms

Examples:
a septic sore throat
a septic environment
septic sewage

'septic'

[septic.a.02] as in: of or relating to or caused by putrefaction

Examples:
the septic action occurs at the bottom of the septic tank

Origins

					septic (English)
├── septem (Latin)
└── σηπτικός (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
    ├── σήπω (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
    └── σηπτός (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
        └── σήπειν (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
            └── σήψ (Ancient Greek (to 1453))

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