imputrescible

[im-pyoo-tres-uh-buhl]

im·pu·tres·ci·ble

[im-pyoo-tres-uh-buhl]
adjective
not liable to decomposition or putrefaction; incorruptible: a tanning process to make skins imputrescible.

Origin:
1650–60; < Late Latin imputrescibilis. See im-2, putrescible
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Imputrescible has a plethora of syllables.
So is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis. Does it mean:
an obscure term ostensibly referring to a lung disease caused by silica dust, sometimes cited as one of the longest words in the English language.
given to using long words.
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imputrescible

adjective
not subject to decay 
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