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putrilage

American

[pyoo-truh-lij] / ˈpyu trə lɪdʒ /

noun

putrid or putrescent matter.

Other Word Forms

putrilaginous adjective
putrilaginously adverb

Etymology

Origin of putrilage

1650–60; < Latin putrilāgin- (stem of putrilāgō ) putrefaction

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