PUTRESCE

Pu*tresce", v. i. [See Putrescent.]

Definition: To become putrescent or putrid; to putrefy.

Ordinarily sewage does not putresce until from twenty-four to sixty hours after its discharge. Nature.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

14 June 2024

SAIL

(verb) travel on water propelled by wind; “I love sailing, especially on the open sea”; “the ship sails on”


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Coffee Trivia

The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.

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