putrescible

[ pyoo-tres-uh-buhl ]

adjective
  1. liable to become putrid.

noun
  1. a putrescible substance.

Origin of putrescible

1
1790–1800; <Latin putrēsc(ere) to grow rotten + -ible

Other words from putrescible

  • pu·tres·ci·bil·i·ty, noun
  • non·pu·tres·ci·ble, adjective

Words Nearby putrescible

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How to use putrescible in a sentence

  • To prove his contention he set out for Arbois with a large number of glass bulbs each half filled with a putrescible liquid.

  • Cleanliness in leather manufacture is as essential at the commencement as anywhere, for the hide is in its most putrescible state.

    Animal Proteins | Hugh Garner Bennett
  • Hides are of course putrescible, and dirt, blood, dung and warm weather encourage rapid putrefaction.

    Animal Proteins | Hugh Garner Bennett
  • All these materials are of course readily putrescible and must be put "into work" without much loss of time.

    Animal Proteins | Hugh Garner Bennett
  • As the animal food proteins are exceedingly putrescible, they are usually consumed within a short time of the animal being killed.

    Animal Proteins | Hugh Garner Bennett

British Dictionary definitions for putrescible

putrescible

/ (pjuːˈtrɛsɪbəl) /


adjective
  1. liable to become putrid

noun
  1. a putrescible substance

Origin of putrescible

1
C18: from Latin putrescere to decay

Derived forms of putrescible

  • putrescibility, noun

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