PUTRESCENT

putrescent

(adjective) becoming putrid; “a trail lined by putrescent carcasses”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

putrescent (comparative more putrescent, superlative most putrescent)

Becoming putrid; putrefying.

Source: Wiktionary


Pu*tres"cent, a. Etym: [L. putrescens, p. pr.of putrescere to grow rotten, v. incho. fr. putrere to be rotten. See Putrid.]

1. Becoming putrid or rotten. Externally powerful, although putrescent at the core. Motley.

2. Of or pertaining to the process of putrefaction; as, a putrescent smell.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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