The burying of wood in water, which dissolves out or alters its putrescible constituents, has long been practised as a means of seasoning.
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Putrescible
//pjuːˈtɹɛsɪb(ə)l//
Synonyms for "putrescible" (6 found)
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Closest matches (2)
Adjective(1 words)
Strong matches (1)
Related words (3)
Adjective(2 words)
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Synonyms
1 entriesderived
2 entriesrelated to
3 entriessimilar
1 entriesTranslations
19 translations across 13 languages.
Armenian
2 entries- նեխող adj (Decomposable; capable of becoming putrescent; rottable)
- փչացող adj (Decomposable; capable of becoming putrescent; rottable)
Catalan
1 entries- putrescible adj (Decomposable; capable of becoming putrescent; rottable)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 易腐烂的 adj (Decomposable; capable of becoming putrescent; rottable)
Dutch
1 entries- bederfelijk adj (Decomposable; capable of becoming putrescent; rottable)
Finnish
2 entries- helposti hajoava adj (Decomposable; capable of becoming putrescent; rottable)
- helposti mätänevä adj (Decomposable; capable of becoming putrescent; rottable)
French
1 entries- putrescible adj (Decomposable; capable of becoming putrescent; rottable)
German
2 entries- verfaulbar adj (Decomposable; capable of becoming putrescent; rottable)
- verrottbar adj (Decomposable; capable of becoming putrescent; rottable)
Icelandic
1 entries- sem getur rotnað adj (Decomposable; capable of becoming putrescent; rottable)
Italian
1 entries- putrescibili adj (Decomposable; capable of becoming putrescent; rottable)
Polish
3 entries- rozkładający się adj (Decomposable; capable of becoming putrescent; rottable)
- rozkładalny adj (Decomposable; capable of becoming putrescent; rottable)
- rozkładczy adj (Decomposable; capable of becoming putrescent; rottable)
Portuguese
1 entries- putrescível adj (Decomposable; capable of becoming putrescent; rottable)
Russian
2 entries- подверженный гниению adj (Decomposable; capable of becoming putrescent; rottable)
- портящийся adj (Decomposable; capable of becoming putrescent; rottable)
Spanish
1 entries- putrescible adj (Decomposable; capable of becoming putrescent; rottable)
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
For waste that is putrescible or may be infectious, on-site incineration is ideal.
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Some of the storefronts that sell dried clams and sea urchins and putrescible vegetables give it a kind of squalid character.”
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