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Definition of putrescent - 5 dictionary results

pu⋅tres⋅cent

  [pyoo-tres-uhnt]
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–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

Related forms:
pu⋅tres⋅cence, pu⋅tres⋅cen⋅cy, noun
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pu·tres·cent   (pyōō-trěs'ənt)   
adj.  
  1. Becoming putrid; putrefying.
  2. Of or relating to putrefaction.

[Latin putrēscēns, putrēscent-, present participle of putrēscere, to rot, inchoative of putrēre, to be rotten, from puter, putr-, rotten; see p- in Indo-European roots.]
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Putrescent

Pu*tres"cent\, a. [L. putrescens, p. pr.of putrescere to grow rotten, v. incho. fr. putrere to be rotten. See Putrid.]

1. Becoming putrid or rotten.

Externally powerful, although putrescent at the core. --Motley.

2. Of or pertaining to the process of putrefaction; as, a putrescent smell.
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Main Entry: pu·tres·cent
Pronunciation: pyü-'tres-&nt
Function: adjective
1 : undergoing putrefaction : becoming putrid
2 : of or relating to putrefaction
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putrescent pu·tres·cent (py&oomacr;-trěs'ənt)
adj.

  1. Becoming putrid; putrefying.
  2. Of or relating to putrefaction.

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