PUTRESCENT


Meaning of PUTRESCENT in English

[ pju:'trɛs(ə)nt ]

■ adjective decaying; rotting.

Derivatives

putrescence noun

Origin

C18: from L. ~- , inceptive of putrere (see putrid ).

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