PURULENT


Meaning of PURULENT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -lənt ]

adjective

Etymology: Latin purulentus, from pur-, pus pus

Date: 1597

1. : containing, consisting of, or being pus

a purulent discharge

2. : accompanied by suppuration

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.