putrescible

[ pyoo-tres-uh-buhl ]

/ pyuˈtrɛs ə bəl /

adjective

liable to become putrid.

noun

a putrescible substance.

Origin of putrescible

1790–1800; <Latin putrēsc(ere) to grow rotten + -ible

OTHER WORDS FROM putrescible

pu·tres·ci·bil·i·ty, nounnon·pu·tres·ci·ble, adjective

Words nearby putrescible

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

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Example sentences from the Web for putrescible

Now Pasteur puts together air and putrescible liquids and nothing is produced.
Louis Pasteur|Ren Vallery-Radot
So long as solid wastes are withheld, its surplus oxidizing power will gradually destroy the accumulation of putrescible material.
Industrial Cuba|Robert P. Porter
To prove his contention he set out for Arbois with a large number of glass bulbs each half filled with a putrescible liquid.
An Introduction to the History of Science|Walter Libby
Fed with such air, in the great majority of cases the putrescible liquids remained perfectly sweet after boiling.
Fragments of science, V. 1-2|John Tyndall

Cleanliness in leather manufacture is as essential at the commencement as anywhere, for the hide is in its most putrescible state.
Animal Proteins|Hugh Garner Bennett

British Dictionary definitions for putrescible

putrescible

/ (pjuːˈtrɛsɪbəl) /

adjective

liable to become putrid

noun

a putrescible substance

Derived forms of putrescible

putrescibility, noun

Word Origin for putrescible

C18: from Latin putrescere to decay

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Medical definitions for putrescible

putrescible

[ pyōō-trĕs′ə-bəl ]

adj.

Subject to putrefaction.

单词	putrescible
释义	putrescible [ pyoo-tres-uh-buhl ] / pyuˈtrɛs ə bəl / adjective liable to become putrid. noun a putrescible substance. Origin of putrescible 1790–1800; <Latin putrēsc(ere) to grow rotten + -ible OTHER WORDS FROM putrescible pu·tres·ci·bil·i·ty, nounnon·pu·tres·ci·ble, adjective Words nearby putrescible putrefaction, putrefactive, putrefy, putrescence, putrescent, putrescible, putrescine, putrid, put right, putrilage, putsch Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for putrescible Now Pasteur puts together air and putrescible liquids and nothing is produced. Louis Pasteur\|Ren Vallery-Radot So long as solid wastes are withheld, its surplus oxidizing power will gradually destroy the accumulation of putrescible material. Industrial Cuba\|Robert P. Porter To prove his contention he set out for Arbois with a large number of glass bulbs each half filled with a putrescible liquid. An Introduction to the History of Science\|Walter Libby Fed with such air, in the great majority of cases the putrescible liquids remained perfectly sweet after boiling. Fragments of science, V. 1-2\|John Tyndall Cleanliness in leather manufacture is as essential at the commencement as anywhere, for the hide is in its most putrescible state. Animal Proteins\|Hugh Garner Bennett British Dictionary definitions for putrescible putrescible / (pjuːˈtrɛsɪbəl) / adjective liable to become putrid noun a putrescible substance Derived forms of putrescible putrescibility, noun Word Origin for putrescible C18: from Latin putrescere to decay 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 putrescible putrescible [ pyōō-trĕs′ə-bəl ] adj. Subject 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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