imputrescibleadj.
/ɪmpjuːˈtrɛsɪb(ə)l/ Not subject to putrefaction or decomposition; incorruptible.
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the world > matter > condition of matter > state of being undecayed > [adjective] > incapable of decay
incorruptiblea1340
imputrible1430
incorrupt?1520
undecayable1534
unappairable1574
corruptless1606
imputrescible1656
undecomposable1807
unspoilable1836
non-perishable1864
undecomposible1866
1656 T. Blount Glossographia Imputrescible, that will not rot; uncorruptible.
1805 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 95 211 Tannin..renders the skins of animals insoluble in water, and imputrescible.
1852 C. Morfit Art of Tanning, Currying, & Leather-dressing (1853) 47 It..thus forms insoluble and imputrescible compounds.
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