English words starting with sep - page 3

Meanings of Septentrion:

noun

The north; a northerly direction; the northern regions of the world; the northern part of the heavens.

Meanings of Septentrional:

adjective

Belonging to the north, northern; relating to northern countries. in early use: north of the ecliptic or north of the equator.

Meanings of Septentrionally:

adverb

In the direction of the north; in the north.

Meanings of Septentrionic:

adjective

Northern.

Meanings of Septet:

noun

A group of seven people playing music or singing together.

Usage examples:

Feldman scored it for an ensemble consisting of doubled woodwind quartet, brass septet, string quar…

Meanings of Septets:

noun

A group of seven people playing music or singing together.

Usage examples:

Feldman scored it for an ensemble consisting of doubled woodwind quartet, brass septet, string quar…

Meanings of Septette:

noun

A group of seven people playing music or singing together.

Usage examples:

Feldman scored it for an ensemble consisting of doubled woodwind quartet, brass septet, string quar…

Meanings of Septettes:

noun

A group of seven people playing music or singing together.

Usage examples:

Feldman scored it for an ensemble consisting of doubled woodwind quartet, brass septet, string quar…

Meanings of Septfoil:

noun

The plant tormentil, potentilla erecta. in later use more widely: any of several plants of (or formerly included in) the genus potentilla.

adjective

Ornamented with or formed of seven foils.

Meanings of Septi:

Seven; having seven.

Usage examples:

Septivalent

Meanings of Septic:

adjective

Infected with microorganisms, especially harmful bacteria.

Usage examples:

His feet had gone septic

noun

A drainage system incorporating a septic tank.

Usage examples:

We had a boy scout troop offer their meeting place and the building was fantastic, but where you pa…

Meanings of Septicaemia:

noun

Blood poisoning, especially that caused by bacteria or their toxins.

Usage examples:

Autopsy figures show we die from cancer, heart disease, pneumonia and septicemia and pulmonary embo…

Meanings of Septical:

adjective

Septic.

Meanings of Septicemia:

noun

Blood poisoning, especially that caused by bacteria or their toxins.

Usage examples:

Autopsy figures show we die from cancer, heart disease, pneumonia and septicemia and pulmonary embo…

Meanings of Septicidal:

adjective

Designating a type of dehiscence in which a fruit dehisces (splits) along the septa between the carpels. also (of a fruit, specifically a capsule): that dehisces in this manner.

Meanings of Septicidally:

adverb

In a septicidal manner.

Meanings of Septicolored:

adjective

Of seven colours.

Meanings of Septicopyemia:

noun

Originally: †disease resulting from the (supposed) presence of both putrid matter and pus in the blood (obsolete). in later use: septicaemia (blood-borne infection) resulting in the formation of abscesses in locations distant from the primary site of infection.

Meanings of Septics:

noun

A drainage system incorporating a septic tank.

Usage examples:

We had a boy scout troop offer their meeting place and the building was fantastic, but where you pa…

adjective

Infected with microorganisms, especially harmful bacteria.

Usage examples:

His feet had gone septic

Meanings of Septiferous:

adjective

Having a septum or septa; septate.

Meanings of Septiform:

adjective

Sevenfold; having seven parts, divisions, etc.; seven in number.

Meanings of Septifragal:

adjective

Designating a type of dehiscence in which the valves of a capsule break away from the septa. also (of a fruit, especially a capsule): that dehisces in this manner.

Meanings of Septifragally:

adverb

In a septifragal manner.

Meanings of Septilateral:

adjective

(of a plane figure) having seven sides.

Meanings of Septile:

adjective

Designating the aspect of two celestial objects which are one-seventh of a circle (51 degrees 26 minutes) apart in the sky; of or relating to such an aspect.

noun

A septile aspect.