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imputrescible

American

[im-pyoo-tres-uh-buhl] / ˌɪm pjuˈtrɛs ə bəl /

adjective

not liable to decomposition or putrefaction; incorruptible.

a tanning process to make skins imputrescible.

From the Late Latin word imputrescibilis, dating back to 1650–60. See im- ², putrescible

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