putrescible

[ pyoo-tres-uh-buhl ]

adjective

1. liable to become putrid.

noun

1. a putrescible substance.

putrescible

/ pjuːˈtrɛsɪbəl /

adjective

1. liable to become putrid

noun

1. a putrescible substance

Derived Forms

• puˌtresciˈbility, noun

Other Words From

• pu·tresci·bili·ty noun
• nonpu·tresci·ble adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of putrescible¹

1790–1800; < Latin putrēsc ( ere ) to grow rotten + -ible

Word History and Origins

Origin of putrescible¹

C18: from Latin putrescere to decay

Example Sentences

Their use is apt to be followed by undue inflammation, probably of septic origin, for they almost invariably contain putrescent or readily putrescible elements.

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Of course, as a rule, the softer and more putrescible organic matters have perished by decay, and it is only the14 harder and more resisting parts that remain.

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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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When it is mixed with urine or some other putrescible substance, the peat undergoes fermentation, with the result that its nitrogen is to a greater or less extent converted into ammonia.

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Before they were known, cleanliness and the destruction of putrescible matter in man's surroundings had, it is true, been urged by sanitary reformers.

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