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putrescible

[ pyoo-tres-uh-buhl ]
/ pyuˈtrɛs ə bəl /

adjective

liable to become putrid.

noun

a putrescible substance.

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Origin of putrescible

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

OTHER WORDS FROM putrescible

pu·tres·ci·bil·i·ty, nounnon·pu·tres·ci·ble, adjective

Words nearby putrescible

putrefaction, putrefactive, putrefy, putrescence, putrescent, putrescible, putrescine, putrid, put right, putrilage, putsch
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British Dictionary definitions for putrescible

putrescible
/ (pjuːˈtrɛsɪbəl) /

adjective

liable to become putrid

noun

a putrescible substance

Derived forms of putrescible

putrescibility, noun

Word Origin for putrescible

C18: from Latin putrescere to decay
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Medical definitions for putrescible

putrescible
[ pyōō-trĕs′ə-bəl ]

adj.

Subject to putrefaction.
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