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putrilage

[ pyoo-truh-lij ]

noun

  1. putrid or putrescent matter.


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Other Words From

  • pu·tri·lag·i·nous [pyoo-tr, uh, -, laj, -, uh, -n, uh, s], adjective
  • putri·lagi·nous·ly adverb

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Word History and Origins

Origin of putrilage1

1650–60; < Latin putrilāgin- (stem of putrilāgō ) putrefaction

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