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Putrescent

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

adj. Becoming putrid; putrefying.

adj. Of or relating to putrefaction.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

adj. becoming putrid; putrefying

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

adj. Becoming putrid or rotten.

adj. Of or pertaining to the process of putrefaction.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

Becoming or growing putrid, or fetidly rotten; in course of putrefying; tainted with putrefaction or decay: as, putrescent flesh.

Of or pertaining to the process of putrefaction: as, a putrescent smell.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

adj. becoming putrid

Word Usage

"The carcasses could not be allowed to decay naturally, Ms McKibbin said, because they were considered "putrescent" nuclear waste, and so were kept frozen until they could be disposed of in a special landfill facility on the site."

Equivalent

stale

Same Context

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