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putrescent


pu·tres·cent

adj \-sənt\

Definition of PUTRESCENT

1
: undergoing putrefaction : becoming putrid
2
: of or relating to putrefaction

Origin of PUTRESCENT

Latin putrescent-, putrescens, present participle of putrescere to grow rotten, inchoative of putrēre
First Known Use: 1732

Rhymes with PUTRESCENT

canescent, decrescent, depressant, fluorescent, incessant, increscent, liquescent, pearlescent, rufescent, suppressant, turgescent

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