NECROSE

necrose, gangrene, mortify, sphacelate

(verb) undergo necrosis; “the tissue around the wound necrosed”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

necrose (third-person singular simple present necroses, present participle necrosing, simple past and past participle necrosed)

(intransitive, pathology) To become necrotic.

Anagrams

• Cerones, Creones, encores, necroes, scornee

Source: Wiktionary


Ne*crose", v. t. & i. (Med.)

Definition: To affect with necrosis; to unergo necrosis. Quain.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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