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Antonyms of adj septic

1 of 2 senses of septic

Sense 1
septic (vs. antiseptic), infected -- (containing or resulting from disease-causing organisms; "a septic sore throat"; "a septic environment"; "septic sewage")

antiseptic (vs. septic) -- (thoroughly clean and free of or destructive to disease-causing organisms; "doctors in antiseptic green coats"; "the antiseptic effect of alcohol"; "it is said that marjoram has antiseptic qualities")
        => aseptic, sterile -- (free of or using methods to keep free of pathological microorganisms; "a sterile operating area"; "aseptic surgical instruments"; "aseptic surgical techniques")
        => bactericidal, disinfectant, germicidal -- (preventing infection by inhibiting the growth or action of microorganisms)
        => cleansing, purifying -- (acting like an antiseptic)
        => nonpurulent -- (not containing pus)
        => uninfected, clean -- (free from sepsis or infection; "a clean (or uninfected) wound")

Similarity of adj septic

2 senses of septic

Sense 1
septic (vs. antiseptic), infected -- (containing or resulting from disease-causing organisms; "a septic sore throat"; "a septic environment"; "septic sewage")
       => abscessed -- (infected and filled with pus; "an abscessed tooth")
       => dirty, pestiferous -- (contaminated with infecting organisms; "dirty wounds"; "obliged to go into infected rooms"- Jane Austen)
       => contaminative -- (making impure by contact or mixing)
       => purulent, pussy -- (containing pus; "a purulent wound")
       => infectious, infective -- (caused by infection or capable of causing infection; "viruses and other infective agents"; "a carrier remains infective without himself showing signs of the disease")
       => putrefactive, putrefacient -- (causing or promoting bacterial putrefaction)
       => septicemic -- (characteristic of septicemia; "a septicemic temperature curve")
          Also See-> germy#1; unhealthful#2

Sense 2
septic -- (of or relating to or caused by putrefaction; "the septic action occurs at the bottom of the septic tank")


thesaurus -Overview of thesaurus adj -Antonyms -Synonyms (ordered by estimated frequency) -Pertainyms -Familiarity & Polysemy Count -List of Compound Words -Overview of Senses	Antonyms of adj septic 1 of 2 senses of septic Sense 1 septic (vs. antiseptic), infected -- (containing or resulting from disease-causing organisms; "a septic sore throat"; "a septic environment"; "septic sewage") antiseptic (vs. septic) -- (thoroughly clean and free of or destructive to disease-causing organisms; "doctors in antiseptic green coats"; "the antiseptic effect of alcohol"; "it is said that marjoram has antiseptic qualities") => aseptic, sterile -- (free of or using methods to keep free of pathological microorganisms; "a sterile operating area"; "aseptic surgical instruments"; "aseptic surgical techniques") => bactericidal, disinfectant, germicidal -- (preventing infection by inhibiting the growth or action of microorganisms) => cleansing, purifying -- (acting like an antiseptic) => nonpurulent -- (not containing pus) => uninfected, clean -- (free from sepsis or infection; "a clean (or uninfected) wound") Similarity of adj septic 2 senses of septic Sense 1 septic (vs. antiseptic), infected -- (containing or resulting from disease-causing organisms; "a septic sore throat"; "a septic environment"; "septic sewage") => abscessed -- (infected and filled with pus; "an abscessed tooth") => dirty, pestiferous -- (contaminated with infecting organisms; "dirty wounds"; "obliged to go into infected rooms"- Jane Austen) => contaminative -- (making impure by contact or mixing) => purulent, pussy -- (containing pus; "a purulent wound") => infectious, infective -- (caused by infection or capable of causing infection; "viruses and other infective agents"; "a carrier remains infective without himself showing signs of the disease") => putrefactive, putrefacient -- (causing or promoting bacterial putrefaction) => septicemic -- (characteristic of septicemia; "a septicemic temperature curve") Also See-> germy#1; unhealthful#2 Sense 2 septic -- (of or relating to or caused by putrefaction; "the septic action occurs at the bottom of the septic tank")
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