Sēp'tic or Sēp'tic-al1, a.
a. [Fr. septique, Sp. septico, Lat. septicus, Gr. σηπτικός, from σήπειν, to make putrid.] Having power to promote putrefaction.
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Septic
Sēp'tic2, n.
n. A substance that promotes the putrefaction of bodies.