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Putrescence

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• Putrefy

  [pyoo-truh-fahy] /ˈpyu trəˌfaɪ/ verb (used with object), putrefied, putrefying. 1. to render ; cause to rot or decay with an offensive odor. verb (used without object), putrefied, putrefying. 2. to become ; rot. 3. to become gangrenous. /ˈpjuːtrɪˌfaɪ/ verb -fies, -fying, -fied 1. (of organic matter) to decompose or rot with an offensive smell v. […]

• Putrescent

  [pyoo-tres-uh nt] /pyuˈtrɛs ənt/ adjective 1. becoming putrid; undergoing putrefaction. 2. of or relating to putrefaction. /pjuːˈtrɛsənt/ adjective 1. becoming putrid; rotting 2. characterized by or undergoing putrefaction adj. 1732, a back-formation from putrescence, or else from Latin putrescentem (nominative putrescens), present participle of putrescere “grow rotten, moulder, decay,” inchoative of putrere “be rotten” (see […]

• Putrescibility

  [pyoo-tres-uh-buh l] /pyuˈtrɛs ə bəl/ adjective 1. liable to become putrid. noun 2. a putrescible substance. /pjuːˈtrɛsɪbəl/ adjective 1. liable to become putrid noun 2. a putrescible substance putrescible pu·tres·ci·ble (pyōō-trěs’ə-bəl) adj. Subject to putrefaction.

• Putrescible

  [pyoo-tres-uh-buh l] /pyuˈtrɛs ə bəl/ adjective 1. liable to become putrid. noun 2. a putrescible substance. /pjuːˈtrɛsɪbəl/ adjective 1. liable to become putrid noun 2. a putrescible substance putrescible pu·tres·ci·ble (pyōō-trěs’ə-bəl) adj. Subject to putrefaction.

• Putrescine

  /pjuːˈtrɛsiːn; -ɪn/ noun 1. a colourless crystalline amine produced by decaying animal matter; 1,4-diaminobutane. Formula: H2N(CH2)4NH2 putrescine pu·tres·cine (pyōō-trěs’ēn) n. A crystalline, slightly poisonous, colorless, foul-smelling ptomaine produced by the decarboxylation of ornithine, especially in decaying animal tissue.

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