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putrescible

[pyoo-tres-uh-buhl]

pu·tres·ci·ble

[pyoo-tres-uh-buhl]
adjective
1.
liable to become putrid.
noun
2.
a putrescible substance.

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Putrescible is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.

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

pu·tres·ci·bil·i·ty, noun
non·pu·tres·ci·ble, adjective
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putrescible (pjuːˈtrɛsɪbəl)
 
adj
1.  liable to become putrid
 
n
2.  a putrescible substance
 
[C18: from Latin putrescere to decay]
 
putresci'bility
 
n

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putrescible pu·tres·ci·ble (py&oomacr;-trěs'ə-bəl)
adj.
Subject to putrefaction.

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