PUTRESCENT


Meaning of PUTRESCENT in English

— putrescence, putrescency , n.

/pyooh tres"euhnt/ , adj.

1. becoming putrid; undergoing putrefaction.

2. of or pertaining to putrefaction.

[ 1725-35; putrescent- (s. of putrescens ), prp. of putrescere to grow rotten ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .