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septic definition

sep·tic (sep′tik)

adjective

causing, or resulting from, sepsis or putrefaction

Etymology: L septicus < Gr sēptikos < sēpein, to make putrid: see sepia

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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