septon
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Back formation from septic acid (nitric acid), so named because nitrogen appeared to be the cause of putrefaction.[1]
Noun[edit]
septon (uncountable)
References[edit]
- ^ 2012, Bernard Jaffe, Crucibles: The Story of Chemistry from Ancient Alchemy to Nuclear Fission, page 81