putrilage

[ pyoo-truh-lij ]

/ ˈpyu trə lɪdʒ /

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noun

putrid or putrescent matter.

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Origin of putrilage

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

pu·tri·lag·i·nous

[pyoo-truh-laj-uh-nuhs], /ˌpyu trəˈlædʒ ə nəs/, adjectivepu·tri·lag·i·nous·ly, adverb