-nt adjective
Etymology: Latin putrescent-, putrescens, present part of putrescere to grow rotten, putrefy, incho. of putrēre to be rotten
1. : undergoing putrefaction : becoming putrid
there was a continuous band of putrescent carcasses — Mari Sandoz
the scandal concerning all the putrescent world which contains her intimate friends — W.J.Locke
2. : of, relating to, or characteristic of putrefaction
sweetmeats colored violet pink and putrescent yellow — Nadine Gordimer