septic, infected
(adjective) containing or resulting from disease-causing organisms; “a septic sore throat”; “a septic environment”; “septic sewage”
septic
(adjective) of or relating to or caused by putrefaction; “the septic action occurs at the bottom of the septic tank”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
septic (comparative more septic, superlative most septic)
Of or pertaining to sepsis.
Causing sepsis or putrefaction.
Of or pertaining to sewage or the disposal of sewage.
septic (plural septics)
A substance that causes sepsis or putrefaction.
A septic tank; a system for the disposal of sewage into a septic tank, a septic system.
(septic tank, septic system)
• leach drain
• leach drainfield
• leach field
• drainfield
• water closet
septic (plural septics)
(mathematics) A mathematical object (function, curve, surface, etc.) of degree seven.
septic (not comparable)
(mathematics) Of the seventh degree or order.
septic (plural septics)
(UK, Australia, New Zealand, rhyming slang, derogatory) An American, a Yank.
Septic (plural Septics)
(UK, Australia, New Zealand, Cockney rhyming slang) Alternative form of septic; an American.
Source: Wiktionary
Sep"tic, a. Etym: [Septi- + -ic.] (Math.)
Definition: Of the seventh degree or order.
– n. (Alg.)
Definition: A quantic of the seventh degree.
Sep"tic, Sep"tic*al, a. Etym: [L. septicus, Gr. septique.]
Definition: Having power to promote putrefaction.
Sep"tic, n.
Definition: A substance that promotes putrefaction.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
8 May 2025
(noun) the act of protecting something by surrounding it with material that reduces or prevents the transmission of sound or heat or electricity
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
