putrilage

[ pyoo-truh-lij ]

noun

1. putrid or putrescent matter.

Other Words From

• pu·tri·lag·i·nous [pyoo-tr, uh, -, laj, -, uh, -n, uh, s], adjective
• putri·lagi·nous·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of putrilage¹

1650–60; < Latin putrilāgin- (stem of putrilāgō ) putrefaction