Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z septfoil A symmetrical shape which forms the overall outline of seven partially overlapping circles of the same diameter. septibranch Any bivalve mollusc of the order Septibranchia septic Of or pertaining to sepsis. septical septic septically In a septic manner; in a manner tending to promote putrefaction. septicemia A disease caused by the presence of pathogenic organisms, especially bacteria, or their toxins, in the bloodstream, characterized by chills and fever. septicemic Typical of or pertaining to septicemia. septicentenary 700th anniversary septicentennial 700th anniversary. septicidal Exhibiting or relating to a method of dehiscence in which a pod splits through the partitions and is divided into its component carpels. septicidally In a septicidal manner. septicide Synonym of septicidal. septicine A ptomaine obtained from decaying flesh. septicity A septic quality. septicization The process of becoming septic. septicolored Of seven colors. septicopyemia septic pyemia septicopyemic Of or relating to septicopyemia. septide The peptide 5-oxo-L-prolyl-L-phenylalanyl-L-phenylalanyl-L-prolyl-L-leucyl-L-methioninamide septiferous Bearing a partition; said of the valves of a capsule. septiform Having the form of a septum. septifragal Breaking from the partitions; said of a method of dehiscence in which the valves of a pod break away from the partitions, while these remain attached to the common axis. septifragally In a septifragal manner. septilateral Having seven sides. septile Any of the quantiles that divide an ordered sample population into seven equally numerous subsets. septillion A trillion trillion: 1 followed by 24 zeros, 10²⁴. septillionaire Somebody whose wealth is at least one septillion (10²⁴) currency units. septillionfold By a multiple of one septillion; by a septillion times as much or as many. septillionth The ordinal form of the number septillion. septimal Relating to the number seven. septimanal Relating to weeks; weekly. Septimania The western region of the Roman province of Gallia Narbonensis (modern-day south France) that passed under the control of the Visigoths in 462, when it was ceded to their king, Theodoric II. septimate Submit (someone or something) to septimation; reduce by one seventh. septimation The loss, seizure, destruction, or killing of one seventh (of something or of a group). septime The seventh defensive position, with the sword hand held at waist height, and the tip of the sword at knee level. septimic Synonym of septic (“of degree 7”). septimole A group of seven notes to be played in the time of four or six. Septimontium A festival celebrated by the inhabitants of the seven hills where Rome would be founded. Septimus A male given name from Latin. septin Any of a class of proteins that have functions related to cytokinesis. septinsular Consisting of seven islands. septireme A heavy ancient Greek warship. septisect to divide a quantity, angle etc into seven equal parts septisyllabic Of seven syllables. septisyllable A word of seven syllables. septivalent heptavalent. septleva In the game of faro, the situation where a player gains seven times the number he or she laid down. septocosta An external costa on the calyx of a coral at the end of a radial septum septocutaneous Relating to the septum and the skin septodentate Relating to the medial septum and dentate gyrus. septofimbrial septal and fimbrial septogenesis The formation of septa septogram A geometric figure resembling a star with seven points; a heptagram septohabenular septal and habenular septohabenulointerpeduncular septal and habenulointerpeduncular septohippocampal Relating to the septum and the hippocampus. septohypothalamic Relating to the hypothalamus and its septum septoic heptoic septoinferior septal and inferior septolateral Relating to the lateral distance across the septum dividing left and right chambers of the heart septole septimole septolet A septuplet. septology A series of seven works, especially books. septomarginal Relating to, or situated at the margin of a septum. septomaxilla A bone that separates the premaxilla from the maxilla in certain animals. septomaxillary Of or pertaining to the nasal septum and the maxilla. septometer An instrument, like a pair of calipers with straight arms, used to measure the thickness of the nasal septum. septon nitrogen septonasal Relating to the nasal septum. septonodular septal and nodular septopallidal Relating to the septum pellucidum and the globus pallidus of the brain septopalliomesencephalic septopallidal and mesencephalic septophobia An excessive fear of decaying matter. septoplastic Pertaining to septoplasty. septoplasty A corrective surgical procedure to straighten a deviated nasal septum. septopus An octopus or octopus-like creature with only seven legs. septorhinoplastic Pertaining to septorhinoplasty. septorhinoplasty A surgical procedure that combines a septoplasty and a rhinoplasty in order to improve the function and appearance of the nose. septoria A fungus of the genus Septoria that causes numerous leaf spot diseases on crops. septostomy The creation of a hole in a septum, typically in that of the heart septostriatal Relating to the septum pellucidum and the corpus striatum of the brain septotemporal Relating to, or connecting the septum and the temples (of the head) septothecal Relating to the Septotheca. septril A unique, advanced nose piercing that combines a stretched septum piercing with a vertical tip (rhino) piercing. septrin The antibiotic sulfamethoxazole septrional Of or coming from northern regions. septship The state or position of a sept (clan etc.). septuagenarian Synonym of seventysomething: a person between 70 and 79 years old. septuagenarianism The condition of being in one's eighth decade of life, aged between 70 and 79. septuagenary Of or related to the number seventy, particularly Septuagesima A Sunday in the Christian calendar nine weeks before Easter Sunday. septuagesimal Consisting of seventy days, years, etc.; having seventy as a base. septuagint A group of 70 people or a collection of 70 things. Septuagintal From or related to the Septuagint. septuagintillion 10²¹³. septuary Being seven in number. septular Of or relating to a septulum. septulate Having imperfect or spurious septa. septulum A little septum; a division between small cavities or parts. septum Either of the two walls that separate the atria or ventricles of the heart into left and right chambers. septumless Without a septum (dividing partition). septuor Synonym of septet. septuple Seven times as much; sevenfold. septuplet A group of seven, particularly (music) a tuplet of seven notes. septuplex Sevenfold; made up of seven parts. septuplicate Seven times the number, volume, length, etc. (of something else); septuple septuplication multiplication by seven septuplinerved Having seven nerves. septuply In a septuple fashion. sepuh A title of secular nobility in medieval feudal Armenia, usually borne by the sons of nakharars. sepulchral Relating to a grave or to death; funereal. sepulchralize To make sepulchral. sepulchrally in a sepulchral manner sepulchre A burial chamber. Sepulchrer A member of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre. Sepulchrine Pertaining to Canons or Canonesses Regular of the Holy Sepulchre. sepulchrous sepulchral sepult buried. sepultural Of or pertaining to sepulture. sepulture The act of sepulchring, committing the remains of a deceased person to the grave or sepulchre. Sepulvado A surname. Sepulveda A surname from Spanish. sepurture Of a bird's wings: raised above the back and opened. seqlock A locking mechanism for supporting fast writes of shared variables between two parallel operating system routines, incrementing a counter at each stage to verify consistency. sequacious Likely to follow or yield to physical pressure; easily shaped or molded. sequaciously by a logically developed argument. sequaciousness The state or condition of being sequacious. sequacity Quality or state of being sequacious. Sequani A Gallic people from north-east France Sequanian Relating to the Sequani. sequanium An early name for the element neptunium, based on a discredited claim of discovery. sequantitative Pertaining to the quantitative analysis of autocorrelation in sequence data. Sequatchie An unincorporated community in Marion County, Tennessee, United States. Sequeira A surname. sequel The events, collectively, which follow a previously mentioned event; the aftermath. sequela Chiefly in the plural: a condition or disease which follows chronologically after an earlier one, being either partly or wholly caused by it, or made possible by it. sequelitis The tendency of a well-received work to spawn many sequels. sequelization The creation of a sequel to a work. sequelize To release a sequel to (a work). sequenase A genetically modified form of DNA polymerase used in DNA sequencing sequenator A sequencer; a device for determining the sequence of monomers in a polymer, especially amino acids in protein, or bases in DNA. sequencability The condition of being sequencable sequence A set of things next to each other in a set order; a series. sequenceability The property of being sequenceable. sequenceable That can be sequenced. sequenced Whose sequence (of bases or genes) has been determined sequenceless Without a sequence. sequencelessness Absence of sequence. sequencer Any device that activates or deactivates the components of a machine or system according to a preplanned sequence (as in a washing machine, or central heating system). sequencing Arrangement in a sequence.