Webster's Dictionary 1913

3457

Septenary (2)

Sep″ten‐a‐ry, n. The number seven. Holinshed.

3458

Septenate

Sep″ten‐ate (?), a. [L. septeni seven each.] (Bot.) Having parts in sevens; heptamerous.

3459

Septennate

Sep‐ten″nate (?), n. [F. septennat.] A period of seven years; as, the septennate during which the President of the French Republic holds office.

3460

Septennial

Sep‐ten″ni‐al (?), a. [L. septennium a period of seven years; septem seven + annus year. See Seven, and Annual.] 1. Lasting or continuing seven years; as, septennial parliaments...

3461

Septennially

Sep‐ten″ni‐al‐ly, adv. Once in seven years.

3462

Septentrial

Sep‐ten″tri‐al (?), a. Septentrional. Drayton.

3463

Septentrio

‖Sep‐ten″tri‐o (?), n. [L. See Septentrion.] (Astron.) The constellation Ursa Major.

3464

Septentrion

Sep‐ten″tri‐on (?), n. [L. septentrio the northern regions, the north, fr. septentriones the seven stars near the north pole, called Charles's Wain, or the Great Bear, also thos...

3465

Septentrion (2)

{ Sep‐ten″tri‐on (?), Sep‐ten″tri‐on‐al (?), } a. [L. septentrionalis: cf. F. septentrional.] Of or pertaining to the north; northern. “From cold septentrion blasts.” Milton.

3466

Septentrionality

Sep‐ten′tri‐on‐al″i‐ty (?), n. Northerliness.

3467

Septentrionally

Sep‐ten″tri‐on‐al‐ly (?), adv. Northerly.

3468

Septentrionate

Sep‐ten″tri‐on‐ate (?), v. i. To tend or point toward the north; to north. Sir T. Browne.

3469

Septet

{ Sep‐tet″, Sep‐tette″ } (?), n. [From L. septem seven, like duet, from L. duo.] 1. A set of seven persons or objects; as, a septet of singers.2. (Mus.) A musical composition fo...

3470

Septfoil

Sept″foil (?), n. [F. sept seven (L. septem) + E. foil leaf: cf. L. septifolium.] 1. (Bot.) A European herb, the tormentil. See Tormentil.2. (Arch.) An ornamental foliation havi...

3471

Septi-

Sep″ti– (?), [L. septem seven.] A combining form meaning seven; as, septifolious, seven-leaved; septi-lateral, seven-sided.

3472

Septic

Sep″tic (?), a. [Septi- + -ic.] (Math.) Of the seventh degree or order. — n.(Alg.) A quantic of the seventh degree.

3473

Septic (2)

{ Sep″tic (?), Sep″tic‐al (?), } a. [L. septicus, Gr. ����, fr. ���� to make putrid: cf. F. septique.] Having power to promote putrefaction.

3474

Septic (3)

Sep″tic, n. A substance that promotes putrefaction.

3475

Septicæmia

‖Sep′ti‐cæ″mi‐a (?), n.(Med.) A poisoned condition of the blood produced by the absorption into it of septic or putrescent material; blood poisoning. It is marked by chills, fev...

3476

Septically

Sep″tic‐al‐ly (?), adv. In a septic manner; in a manner tending to promote putrefaction.

3477

Septicidal

Sep″ti‐ci′dal (?), a. [Septum + L. caedere to cut: cf. F. septicide.] (Bot.) Dividing the partitions; — said of a method of dehiscence in which a pod splits through the partitio...

3478

Septicity

Sep‐tic″i‐ty (?), n. [See Septic.] Tendency to putrefaction; septic quality.

3479

Septifarious

Sep′ti‐fa″ri‐ous (?), a. [L. septifariam sevenfold. Cf. Bifarious.] (Bot.) Turned in seven different ways.

3480

Septiferous

Sep‐tif″er‐ous (?), a. [Septum + -ferous: cf. F. septifère.] (Bot.) Bearing a partition; — said of the valves of a capsule.

3481

Septiferous (2)

Sep‐tif″er‐ous, a. [Gr. ��� putrefied + -ferous.] Conveying putrid poison; as, the virulence of septiferous matter.

3482

Septifluous

Sep‐tif″lu‐ous (?), a. [CF. Septemfluous.] Flowing in seven streams; septemfluous.

3483

Septifolious

Sep′ti‐fo″li‐ous (?), a. [Septi- + L. folium leaf.] (Bot.) Having seven leaves.