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Definition of putrescence - 5 dictionary results
pu⋅tres⋅cent
[pyoo-tres-uh
nt] 
–adjective
| 1. | becoming putrid; undergoing putrefaction. |
| 2. | of or pertaining to putrefaction. |
Origin:
1725–35; < L putrēscent- (s. of putrēscēns), prp. of putrēscere to grow rotten
1725–35; < L putrēscent- (s. of putrēscēns), prp. of putrēscere to grow rotten
Related forms:
pu⋅tres⋅cence, pu⋅tres⋅cen⋅cy, noun
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Putrescence
Pu*tres"cence\, n. The state of being putrescent; putrescent matter.
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putrescence
1646, from L. putrescentem (nom. putrescens), prp. of putrescere "grow rotten," inchoative of putrere "be rotten" (see putrid).
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putrescence pu·tres·cence (py&oomacr;-trěs'əns)
n.
- A putrescent character or condition.
- Putrid matter.
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