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单词 septage
释义

septagen.

Brit. /ˈsɛptɪdʒ/, U.S. /ˈsɛptɪdʒ/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: septic adj.1, -age suffix.
Etymology: < sept- (in septic adj.1) + -age suffix, after sewage n.
Originally North American.
Excrement and other waste matter contained in or removed from a septic tank.Recorded earliest as a modifier.
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the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > dirtiness > dirt > [adjective] > sewage contained in septic tank
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1908 Sun (Baltimore) 29 Sept. 9/7 There are a number of acres already prepared, in which septage tanks, stone filters and other appliances for the process of purification will be built.
1971 J. F. Calabro (Ph.D. thesis, Univ. Connecticut) (title) Microbiology of septage.
2009 R. Gordon in R. L. Kemp Cities & Water vii. 32/2 The Allenstown wastewater treatment plant has begun to accept septage from all over the state.

Compounds

General use as a modifier, as in septage disposal, septage tank, septage treatment, etc.
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1908 Sun (Baltimore) 29 Sept. 9/7 There are a number of acres already prepared, in which septage tanks, stone filters and other appliances for the process of purification will be built.
1971 Bennington (Vermont) Banner 2 June 3/3 Septage disposal must be approved by the state Health Department.
1989 Whole Earth Rev. Spring 38/3 Ocean Arks staff built a prototype aquatic ecosystem for the town of Harwich on Cape Cod to treat cesspool or septage wastes.
2007 Winchester (Va.) Star 6 Nov. (Local section) b1/5 The septage treatment would provide no benefit to town users, who are on a public sewer system.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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