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Putrescible

//pjuːˈtɹɛsɪb(ə)l// adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Decomposable; capable of becoming putrescent; rottable.

    "The burying of wood in water, which dissolves out or alters its putrescible constituents, has long been practised as a means of seasoning."

Adjective
  1. 1
    liable to decay or spoil or become putrid wordnet

Etymology

From Latin putrescere (“to rot”) + -ible.

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