putrefyingn.

Brit.

/ˈpjuːtrᵻfʌɪɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈpjutrəˌfaɪɪŋ/

Forms: see putrefy v. and -ing suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: putrefy v., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < putrefy v. + -ing suffix¹. Compare putrefaction n.

The action of putrefy v.; putrefaction.

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?a1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (N.Y. Acad. Med.) f. 153^v (MED) It is beste for to kutte þe veyne, not only in sinochiz febrez, bot in al oþer þat bene in putredenez or putryfying of humourz [L. in putredine humorum].

c1500 Melusine (1895) 157 (MED) The venym that was within the wounde caused grete putrefyeng & rotyng of his flesshe.

a1550 ( G. Ripley Compend of Alchemy (Bodl. e Mus.) f. 49 As heate of ashes & balmes for putrefying.

1696 J. Lead Fountain of Gardens 47 This Book of Death..as a Wall, would inclose and captivate thy Mind, that it should need only the Death's Lines, that hath the putrefying been.

1897 Lancet 27 Mar. 915/1 Enormous deposits of silt accumulated in the sewers,..and the putrefying of this silt and of the sewage flowing over it has distinguished Bombay sewage throughout its course.

1968 R. S. Thomas Sel. Poems 1946–68 (1986) 105 Where can I go, then, from the smell Of decay, from the putrefying of a dead Nation?

1991 Washington Post 27 Jan. (Bk. World) 8/1 Decaying corpses, liquifying corpses, suppurating corpses—whole the same name lotta putrefying going on, if you take my meaning.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

putrefyingadj.

Brit.

/ˈpjuːtrᵻfʌɪɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈpjutrəˌfaɪɪŋ/

Forms: see putrefy v. and -ing suffix².

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: putrefy v., -ing suffix².

Etymology: < putrefy v. + -ing suffix².

1. Causing putrefaction; = putrefactive adj. 1. Now chiefly (Biology) in putrefying bacterium.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > dirtiness > corruption or putridness > [adjective] > causing corruption or putridness

putrefactive?a1425

rotting?c1425

putrefying1565

putrid1628

putrefactory1650

putrefacient1849

the world > matter > condition of matter > bad condition of matter > [adjective] > rotten or putrefied > causing rot or putrefaction

putrefactive?a1425

rotting?c1425

putrefying1565

corruptive1609

putrid1628

putrefactory1650

putrefacient1849

1565 J. Hall Expositiue Table 42 in tr. Lanfranc Most Excellent Woorke Chirurg. It [sc. Galbanum] helpeth not a lytle to mitigate payne, if the nerues be not bare, for it hath (as haue all other multificatiues) some putrefiyng propertie.

1740 J. Sparrow tr. H. F. Le Dran Observ. Surg. (ed. 2) xcv. 311 From a continual Use of putrefying Medicines.

1815 tr. M. P. Orfila Gen. Syst. Toxicol. I. 4 This author arranges all poisons under six classes. The first of which includes the septic, or putrefying poisons.

1892 Science 6 May 483 Ordinary putrefying bacteria are not able to break that albumen down far enough for plants to get hold of it.

1953 Life 8 June 77/2 Other bacteria then go to work: putrefying bacteria which decompose dead organisms; nitrifying bacteria which convert the resulting ammonia into mineral nitrates; and denitrifying bacteria which liberate free nitrogen.

1993 Life Extension Update Apr. 4 Favorable bacteria can crowd out Candida albicans and putrefying bacteria that cause halitosis.

2. Undergoing putrefaction; rotting. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > dirtiness > corruption or putridness > [adjective] > corrupt or putrid

rottingeOE

foulOE

rotted?c1225

rottena1250

corruptc1380

putrefieda1413

putrid?a1425

ranka1425

rottenly1435

pourryc1450

moskin1531

corrupped1533

corrupting1567

attainted1573

rot1573

putrefacted1574

baggage1576

tainted1577

pury1602

putrefactious1609

putrefactive1610

taint1620

putrescent1624

festerous1628

putid1660

scandalous1676

rottenish1691

putrefying1746–7

septic1746

corrupted1807

decomposing1833

decomposed1846

seething1875

the world > matter > condition of matter > bad condition of matter > [adjective] > rotten or putrefied > becoming rotten or putrefied

rottingeOE

corrupting1567

putrefactive1610

putrescent1624

festerous1628

putrefying1746–7

1576 A. Fleming tr. Hippocrates in Panoplie Epist. 277 All exequies conuenient, done vnto the putrifying carkasse.

1611 Bible (King James) Isa. i. 6 Wounds, and bruises, and putrifying sores.

1746–7 J. Hervey Medit. (1818) 157 Alas! a mass of putrefying clay.

1773 B. Rush in W. B. Willcox Papers of Benjamin Franklin (1976) XX. 404 Putrid Diseases are brought on by Effluvia from putrefying Animal substances.

1839 C. Darwin in R. Fitzroy & C. Darwin Narr. Surv. Voy. H.M.S. Adventure & Beagle III. xi. 231 The ground is concealed by a mass of slowly putrefying vegetable matter.

1933 D. Thomas Let. c21 Dec. (1987) 69 Life is hell And even heaven has a smell Of putrefying angels who Make deadly whoopee in the blue.

1955 W. S. Burroughs Let. 7 Feb. (1993) 259 Poltergeist knockings and mutterings of America's putrefying unconscious.

2001 L. Ulrich Age of Homespun vi. 222 Indigo smelled like putrifying flesh or feces even before it was added to the urine.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	putrefying
释义	putrefyingn. Brit. /ˈpjuːtrᵻfʌɪɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈpjutrəˌfaɪɪŋ/ Forms: see putrefy v. and -ing suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: putrefy v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < putrefy v. + -ing suffix¹. Compare putrefaction n. The action of putrefy v.; putrefaction. ΚΠ ?a1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (N.Y. Acad. Med.) f. 153^v (MED) It is beste for to kutte þe veyne, not only in sinochiz febrez, bot in al oþer þat bene in putredenez or putryfying of humourz [L. in putredine humorum]. c1500 Melusine (1895) 157 (MED) The venym that was within the wounde caused grete putrefyeng & rotyng of his flesshe. a1550 ( G. Ripley Compend of Alchemy (Bodl. e Mus.) f. 49 As heate of ashes & balmes for putrefying. 1696 J. Lead Fountain of Gardens 47 This Book of Death..as a Wall, would inclose and captivate thy Mind, that it should need only the Death's Lines, that hath the putrefying been. 1897 Lancet 27 Mar. 915/1 Enormous deposits of silt accumulated in the sewers,..and the putrefying of this silt and of the sewage flowing over it has distinguished Bombay sewage throughout its course. 1968 R. S. Thomas Sel. Poems 1946–68 (1986) 105 Where can I go, then, from the smell Of decay, from the putrefying of a dead Nation? 1991 Washington Post 27 Jan. (Bk. World) 8/1 Decaying corpses, liquifying corpses, suppurating corpses—whole the same name lotta putrefying going on, if you take my meaning. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). putrefyingadj. Brit. /ˈpjuːtrᵻfʌɪɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈpjutrəˌfaɪɪŋ/ Forms: see putrefy v. and -ing suffix². Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: putrefy v., -ing suffix². Etymology: < putrefy v. + -ing suffix². 1. Causing putrefaction; = putrefactive adj. 1. Now chiefly (Biology) in putrefying bacterium. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > dirtiness > corruption or putridness > [adjective] > causing corruption or putridness putrefactive?a1425 rotting?c1425 putrefying1565 putrid1628 putrefactory1650 putrefacient1849 the world > matter > condition of matter > bad condition of matter > [adjective] > rotten or putrefied > causing rot or putrefaction putrefactive?a1425 rotting?c1425 putrefying1565 corruptive1609 putrid1628 putrefactory1650 putrefacient1849 1565 J. Hall Expositiue Table 42 in tr. Lanfranc Most Excellent Woorke Chirurg. It [sc. Galbanum] helpeth not a lytle to mitigate payne, if the nerues be not bare, for it hath (as haue all other multificatiues) some putrefiyng propertie. 1740 J. Sparrow tr. H. F. Le Dran Observ. Surg. (ed. 2) xcv. 311 From a continual Use of putrefying Medicines. 1815 tr. M. P. Orfila Gen. Syst. Toxicol. I. 4 This author arranges all poisons under six classes. The first of which includes the septic, or putrefying poisons. 1892 Science 6 May 483 Ordinary putrefying bacteria are not able to break that albumen down far enough for plants to get hold of it. 1953 Life 8 June 77/2 Other bacteria then go to work: putrefying bacteria which decompose dead organisms; nitrifying bacteria which convert the resulting ammonia into mineral nitrates; and denitrifying bacteria which liberate free nitrogen. 1993 Life Extension Update Apr. 4 Favorable bacteria can crowd out Candida albicans and putrefying bacteria that cause halitosis. 2. Undergoing putrefaction; rotting. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > dirtiness > corruption or putridness > [adjective] > corrupt or putrid rottingeOE foulOE rotted?c1225 rottena1250 corruptc1380 putrefieda1413 putrid?a1425 ranka1425 rottenly1435 pourryc1450 moskin1531 corrupped1533 corrupting1567 attainted1573 rot1573 putrefacted1574 baggage1576 tainted1577 pury1602 putrefactious1609 putrefactive1610 taint1620 putrescent1624 festerous1628 putid1660 scandalous1676 rottenish1691 putrefying1746–7 septic1746 corrupted1807 decomposing1833 decomposed1846 seething1875 the world > matter > condition of matter > bad condition of matter > [adjective] > rotten or putrefied > becoming rotten or putrefied rottingeOE corrupting1567 putrefactive1610 putrescent1624 festerous1628 putrefying1746–7 1576 A. Fleming tr. Hippocrates in Panoplie Epist. 277 All exequies conuenient, done vnto the putrifying carkasse. 1611 Bible (King James) Isa. i. 6 Wounds, and bruises, and putrifying sores. View more context for this quotation 1746–7 J. Hervey Medit. (1818) 157 Alas! a mass of putrefying clay. 1773 B. Rush in W. B. Willcox Papers of Benjamin Franklin (1976) XX. 404 Putrid Diseases are brought on by Effluvia from putrefying Animal substances. 1839 C. Darwin in R. Fitzroy & C. Darwin Narr. Surv. Voy. H.M.S. Adventure & Beagle III. xi. 231 The ground is concealed by a mass of slowly putrefying vegetable matter. 1933 D. Thomas Let. c21 Dec. (1987) 69 Life is hell And even heaven has a smell Of putrefying angels who Make deadly whoopee in the blue. 1955 W. S. Burroughs Let. 7 Feb. (1993) 259 Poltergeist knockings and mutterings of America's putrefying unconscious. 2001 L. Ulrich Age of Homespun vi. 222 Indigo smelled like putrifying flesh or feces even before it was added to the urine. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.?a1425adj.1565
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