septic
English Thesaurus
1. containing or resulting from disease-causing organisms (adj.all)
| similar | : | abscessed, |
| definition | : | infected and filled with pus (adj.all) |
| similar | : | dirty, pestiferous, |
| definition | : | contaminated with infecting organisms (adj.all) |
| similar | : | contaminative, |
| definition | : | making impure by contact or mixing (adj.all) |
| similar | : | infectious, infective, |
| definition | : | caused by infection or capable of causing infection (adj.all) |
| similar | : | septicemic, |
| definition | : | characteristic of septicemia (adj.all) |
| also | : | unhealthful, |
| definition | : | detrimental to good health (adj.all) |
| also | : | germy, |
| definition | : | full of germs or pathological microorganisms (adj.all) |
| antonym | : | antiseptic, |
| definition | : | thoroughly clean and free of or destructive to disease-causing organisms (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | sepsis, |
| definition | : | the presence of pus-forming bacteria or their toxins in the blood or tissues (noun.state) |
2. of or relating to or caused by putrefaction (adj.pert)
| derivation | : | sepsis, |
| definition | : | the presence of pus-forming bacteria or their toxins in the blood or tissues (noun.state) |
3. containing or resulting from disease-causing organisms (adj.all)
| antonym | : | antiseptic, |
| definition | : | thoroughly clean and free of or destructive to disease-causing organisms (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | sepsis, |
| definition | : | the presence of pus-forming bacteria or their toxins in the blood or tissues (noun.state) |
4. of or relating to or caused by putrefaction (adj.pert)
| derivation | : | sepsis, |
| definition | : | the presence of pus-forming bacteria or their toxins in the blood or tissues (noun.state) |
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