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putrescent

pu·tres·cent [ pyoo tréss'nt ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. decaying: rotting

2. relating to decay: relating to the process of decay

[Mid-18th century. < Latin putrescent-, present participle of putrescere "begin to rot" < putr- "rotten"]

pu·tres·cence noun
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