putrescible
liable to become putrid.
a putrescible substance.
Origin of putrescible
1Other 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.
An Introduction to the History of Science | Walter LibbyCleanliness in leather manufacture is as essential at the commencement as anywhere, for the hide is in its most putrescible state.
Animal Proteins | Hugh Garner BennettHides are of course putrescible, and dirt, blood, dung and warm weather encourage rapid putrefaction.
Animal Proteins | Hugh Garner BennettAll these materials are of course readily putrescible and must be put "into work" without much loss of time.
Animal Proteins | Hugh Garner BennettAs 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
/ (pjuːˈtrɛsɪbəl) /
liable to become putrid
a putrescible substance
Origin of putrescible
1Derived forms of putrescible
- putrescibility, noun
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