Just as rural homeowners had trouble keeping the grass green over the septic tank and drain field in late summer, so only a few desert plants found purchase here.
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Septic
//ˈsɛp.tɪk//
Synonyms for "septic" (63 found)
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Closest matches (13)
Strong matches (19)
Related words (31)
peccantpoisonedpoisonouspollutedpurulentputrefactiverottingsaprobicsaprogenicsaprogenoussaprophiloussaprophyticsepticemicsphacelatedtaintedulceratedulcerousunhealthfulunhealthyunhygienic
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Noun(5 words)
Adjective(1 words)
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Antonyms
1 entriesRelated terms
14 entriescoordinate
5 entriesderived
6 entriesetymologically related_to
1 entrieshas context
6 entriesrelated to
20 entriesShowing 16 of 20 words.
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25 entriesShowing 16 of 25 words.
Translations
27 translations across 21 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- σηπτικός adj (of or pertaining to sepsis)
Bulgarian
2 entries- септичен adj (of or pertaining to sepsis)
- септичен adj (causing sepsis)
Catalan
2 entries- sèptic adj (of or pertaining to sepsis)
- sèptic adj (causing sepsis)
Danish
1 entries- septisk adj (of or pertaining to sepsis)
Esperanto
1 entries- sepsa adj (of or pertaining to sepsis)
French
1 entries- septique adj (of or pertaining to sepsis)
Galician
1 entries- séptico adj (of or pertaining to sepsis)
German
1 entries- septisch adj (of or pertaining to sepsis)
Greek
1 entries- σηπτικός adj (of or pertaining to sepsis)
Indonesian
2 entries- septik adj (of or pertaining to sepsis)
- septik adj (causing sepsis)
Irish
2 entries- seipteach adj (of or pertaining to sepsis)
- seipteach adj (causing sepsis)
Italian
1 entries- settico adj (of or pertaining to sepsis)
Latin
1 entries- sēpticus adj (of or pertaining to sepsis)
Māori
1 entries- ero adj (of or pertaining to sepsis)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- septisk adj (of or pertaining to sepsis)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- septisk adj (of or pertaining to sepsis)
Polish
1 entries- septyczny adj (causing sepsis)
Portuguese
2 entries- séptico adj (of or pertaining to sepsis)
- sético adj (of or pertaining to sepsis)
Spanish
2 entries- séptico adj (of or pertaining to sepsis)
- séptico adj (causing sepsis)
Swedish
1 entries- septisk adj (of or pertaining to sepsis)
Welsh
1 entries- septig adj (of or pertaining to sepsis)
Sample sentences
21 total sentences available.
A septic tank should not be confused with a well.
Source: tatoeba (5363853)
The primary culprits in eutrophication appear to be excess nitrogen and phosphorus—from sources including fertilizer runoff and septic system effluent to atmospheric fallout from burning fossil fuels—which enter waterbodies and fuel the overgrowth of algae, which, in turn, reduces water quality and degrades estuarine and coastal ecosystems.
Source: tatoeba (6675699)
Yanni's wallet was found in the septic tank.
Source: tatoeba (9689893)
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