Putrescent
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Becoming putrid; putrefying.
"When it is combined with that quantity of water with which it is found united in the gall-bladder, it is not more putrescent than the serum of the blood"
Adjective
- 1 becoming putrid wordnet
Example
More examples"When it is combined with that quantity of water with which it is found united in the gall-bladder, it is not more putrescent than the serum of the blood"
Etymology
Attested since circa 1730, from Latin pūtrēscēns (“rotting”), present participle of pūtrēscō (“rot”).