Putrescent
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /pjuˈtɹɛsənt/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Putrescent is an adjective meaning Becoming putrid; putrefying.
Meaning
Becoming putrid; putrefying.
Example Sentences
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
Synonyms for putrescent
Depending on context, synonyms include rotten.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include rotten, putrid, putredinous, semiputrid, putid, decayed.
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