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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