putrescent

[ pyoo-tres-uhnt ]

/ pyuˈtrɛs ənt /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR putrescent ON THESAURUS.COM

adjective

becoming putrid; undergoing putrefaction.

of or relating to putrefaction.

Origin of putrescent

1725–35; <Latin putrēscent- (stem of putrēscēns), present participle of putrēscere to grow rotten

OTHER WORDS FROM putrescent

pu·tres·cence, pu·tres·cen·cy, nounnon·pu·tres·cence, nounnon·pu·tres·cent, adjective

Words nearby putrescent

Putrajaya, putrefaction, putrefactive, putrefy, putrescence, putrescent, putrescible, putrescine, putrid, put right, putrilage

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Example sentences from the Web for putrescent

Miasma, mī-az′ma, n. unwholesome exhalations arising from putrescent matter—also Mī′asm:—pl.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)|Various
I have twice given water saturated with fixed air in a fever of the putrescent kind, and it agreed very well with the patients.
Experiments and Observations on Different Kinds of Air|Joseph Priestley
No manures, either fossil or putrescent, afford any considerable food for plants.
Soil Culture|J. H. Walden
The amount of putrescent matter may be estimated by the amount of oxygen consumed in destroying it.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II|Arnold Cooley

This genus is fleshy, putrescent; at first the cap has the margin turned under (involute), then it unfolds gradually and dilates.
Among the Mushrooms|Ellen M. Dallas and Caroline A. Burgin

British Dictionary definitions for putrescent

putrescent

/ (pjuːˈtrɛsənt) /

adjective

becoming putrid; rotting

characterized by or undergoing putrefaction

Derived forms of putrescent

putrescence, noun

Word Origin for putrescent

C18: from Latin putrescere to become rotten

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for putrescent

putrescent

[ pyōō-trĕs′ənt ]

adj.

Becoming putrid; putrefying.

Of or relating to putrefaction.

单词	putrescent
释义	putrescent [ pyoo-tres-uhnt ] / pyuˈtrɛs ənt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR putrescent ON THESAURUS.COM adjective becoming putrid; undergoing putrefaction. of or relating to putrefaction. Origin of putrescent 1725–35; <Latin putrēscent- (stem of putrēscēns), present participle of putrēscere to grow rotten OTHER WORDS FROM putrescent pu·tres·cence, pu·tres·cen·cy, nounnon·pu·tres·cence, nounnon·pu·tres·cent, adjective Words nearby putrescent Putrajaya, putrefaction, putrefactive, putrefy, putrescence, putrescent, putrescible, putrescine, putrid, put right, putrilage Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for putrescent Miasma, mī-az′ma, n. unwholesome exhalations arising from putrescent matter—also Mī′asm:—pl. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)\|Various I have twice given water saturated with fixed air in a fever of the putrescent kind, and it agreed very well with the patients. Experiments and Observations on Different Kinds of Air\|Joseph Priestley No manures, either fossil or putrescent, afford any considerable food for plants. Soil Culture\|J. H. Walden The amount of putrescent matter may be estimated by the amount of oxygen consumed in destroying it. Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II\|Arnold Cooley This genus is fleshy, putrescent; at first the cap has the margin turned under (involute), then it unfolds gradually and dilates. Among the Mushrooms\|Ellen M. Dallas and Caroline A. Burgin British Dictionary definitions for putrescent putrescent / (pjuːˈtrɛsənt) / adjective becoming putrid; rotting characterized by or undergoing putrefaction Derived forms of putrescent putrescence, noun Word Origin for putrescent C18: from Latin putrescere to become rotten Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to putrescent disagreeable, putrid, tainted, musty, smelly, moldy, stale, fetid, soured, polluted, contaminated, noxious, rotting, disgusting, rancid, sour, spoiled, corrupt, overripe, withered Medical definitions for putrescent putrescent [ pyōō-trĕs′ənt ] adj. Becoming putrid; putrefying. Of or relating to putrefaction. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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putrescent

adjective

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Example sentences from the Web for putrescent

British Dictionary definitions for putrescent

adjective

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Medical definitions for putrescent

adj.