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putrescence

[pyoo-tres-uhnt]

Origin

adjective

becoming putrid; undergoing putrefaction.

of or pertaining to putrefaction.

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

Related forms

pu·tres·cence, pu·tres·cen·cy, noun

non·pu·tres·cence, noun

non·pu·tres·cent, adjective

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a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.

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World English Dictionary

putrescent (pjuːˈtrɛs^ənt)

—*adj*
1.	becoming putrid; rotting
2.	characterized by or undergoing putrefaction

[C18: from Latin putrescere to become rotten]

pu'trescence

—n

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Word Origin & History

putrescence

1646, from L. putrescentem (nom. putrescens), prp. of putrescere "grow rotten," inchoative of putrere "be rotten" (see putrid).

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Medical Dictionary

putrescence pu·tres·cence (py&oomacr;-trěs'əns)
n.