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septic

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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sep·tic /ˈseptɪk/ adjective especially British English  MIa wound or part of your body that is septic is infected with bacteria 〔伤口等〕脓毒性的,受感染的 a cut that went septic 受感染的伤口
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septicHot flesh pressed close; the septic flesh of his companions.So the sewage goes septic, giving off hydrogen sulphide which corrodes the pipes and makes a nasty smell.These become hairless and develop septic sores.If you have a septic system, where is the drain field?Everywhere, it was like an over-flowing septic tank or something rotting.It was just a septic tank.It was in virgin wilderness up north where septic tanks are forbidden.A tree gone septic where we gouged our initials.a septic wound
Origin septic (1600-1700) Latin septicus, from Greek, from sepein; → SEPSIS
sep·tic adjectiveChineseSyllable
Corpus part your a body of or wound


septic
septic /ˈseptɪk/ adjective especially British English
 Date: 1600-1700
 Language: Latin
 Origin: septicus, from Greek, from sepein; sepsis
a wound or part of your body that is septic is infected with bacteria:
    a cut that went septic


sep·ticBrE /ˈseptɪk/ 🔊NAmE /ˈseptɪk/ 🔊 adjective(of a wound or part of the body 伤口或身体部分) infected with harmful bacteria 感染病菌的;脓毒性的;腐败性的a septic finger被感染的手指A dirty cut may go septic. 伤口不干净容易受感染。🔊🔊