Septic
WordNet

adjective


(1)   Containing or resulting from disease-causing organisms
"A septic sore throat"
"A septic environment"
"Septic sewage"
(2)   Of or relating to or caused by putrefaction
"The septic action occurs at the bottom of the septic tank"
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Etymology


From the Cockney rhyming slang 'septic tank', for Yank.
 
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