| septicemia |
persistent infection of the blood stream by harmful bacteria or their toxins. |
| septic tank |
an underground tank in which solid organic waste material is decomposed by anaerobic bacteria. |
| septillion |
the number represented by the Arabic numeral 1024. [2 definitions] |
| septuagenarian |
one who is seventy years old or between seventy and eighty years old. |
| Septuagint |
a translation of the Old Testament from Hebrew into Greek, done in the third century B.C. |
| septum |
in biology, a thin membrane or other partition that separates two cavities or two masses of soft tissue. |
| septuple |
amounting to or containing seven. [3 definitions] |
| sepulcher |
a sacred vault for burial; tomb. [3 definitions] |
| sepulchral |
of, relating to, or serving as a sepulcher or tomb. [3 definitions] |
| sepulture |
the act of placing in a tomb or sepulcher; interment; burial. |
| sequacious |
following in a logical sequence. |
| sequel |
what follows afterwards, such as the next event in a series, esp. as it arises from previous events. [2 definitions] |
| sequela |
something that follows; result or consequence, esp. an abnormal or diseased condition that follows and usu. results from a previous illness. |
| sequence |
an arrangement or process in which one thing follows another; succession. [5 definitions] |
| sequent |
following in time or order; succeeding; subsequent. [3 definitions] |
| sequential |
forming or marked by a sequence of parts or units. |
| sequester |
to remove into protection and isolation; seclude. [2 definitions] |
| sequestrate |
in law, to seize (property); confiscate. [2 definitions] |
| sequestration |
the act of sequestering, or the condition of being sequestered. [3 definitions] |
| sequin |
a very small shiny flat disk usu. sewn in great numbers onto clothing as decoration. |
| sequoia |
either of two very large coniferous trees native to California; redwood or big tree. |