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purulence

[ pyoor-uh-luhns, pyoor-yuh- ]

noun

  1. pus.
  2. the condition of containing or forming pus.


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Other Words From

  • non·puru·lence noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of purulence1

From the Late Latin word pūrulentia, dating back to 1590–1600. See purulent, -ence
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Example Sentences

The partisan divides will deepen; the nation’s wounds will fester into purulence.

A mortal poison pervaded the whole system, by means of which every thing received was converted into bane and purulence.

The outer surface is always smooth, and no indication of purulence, softening, or scab formation is ever exhibited.

I felt as if I must run away from it and those terrible dressings, reeking with purulence, where ears and eyelids and lips come off and fingers and hands peel like a glove.

Already the exploiting class, as it neared the term of its depleted life, was but a mass of purulence.

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