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putrescent

adj
/pjuˈtɹɛsənt/

Etymology

Attested since circa 1730, from Latin pūtrēscēns (“rotting”), present participle of pūtrēscō (“rot”).

  1. derived from pūtrēscēns — “rotting”

Definitions

  1. Becoming putrid

    Becoming putrid; putrefying.

    • When it is combined with that quantity of water with which it is found united in the gall-bladder, it is not more putrescent than the serum of the blood
    • This same reason accounts to a considerable extent for the fact, that soft steeping liquor, if seldom changed, becomes much more putrescent than hard water retained with the same barleys for a similar period in cistern.
    • although in some instances these spores are elliptical and smooth, they are often coarsely warted and angular. The group in itself seems to be a very natural one, for the species are all soft and fleshy, and even more putrescent than

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA