putrefiableadj.
/ˈpjuːtrᵻfʌɪəbl/, U.S. /ˈpjutrəˌfaɪəb(ə)l/ Capable of undergoing putrefaction; = putrescible adj.
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the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > dirtiness > corruption or putridness > [adjective] > able to be corrupted
corruptible1340
putrefactible?a1425
putrible?a1425
putrefiable1712
putrescible1753
taintable1864
the world > matter > condition of matter > bad condition of matter > [adjective] > rotten or putrefied > liable to rot or putrefaction
corruptible1340
corrumpablec1405
putrefactible?a1425
putrible?a1425
putrefiable1712
putrescible1753
taintable1864
1712 J. White Fevers 65 He gives an elegant Description how the Putrefiable parts in Fevers attract one another.
1772 W. Cullen Lect. Materia Medica 104 Vegetable diet..is certainly less putrifiable than animal food.
1883 W. T. Belfield Relation Micro-organisms to Dis. 60 For absorption of putrefiable materials.
1884 19th Cent. Feb. 325 Some epidemic agent..which converts putrefiable impurities into a specific poison.
1946 Jrnl. Ecol. 33 201 A number of chlorophyll-containing organisms..multiply more copiously, if supplied with a small quantity of putrefiable material.
1995 Resources, Conservation & Recycling 14 113 The putrefiable organic matter, such as vegetables and food waste, are the main constituents of the refuse.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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