putrescible

[ pyoo-tres-uh-buhl ]

/ pyuˈtrɛs ə bəl /

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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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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 Libby
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

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.