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

To prove his contention he set out for Arbois with a large number of glass bulbs each half filled with a putrescible liquid.

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Cleanliness in leather manufacture is as essential at the commencement as anywhere, for the hide is in its most putrescible state.

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Hides are of course putrescible, and dirt, blood, dung and warm weather encourage rapid putrefaction.

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All these materials are of course readily putrescible and must be put "into work" without much loss of time.

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As the animal food proteins are exceedingly putrescible, they are usually consumed within a short time of the animal being killed.

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