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| pu·tres·cent [ pyoo tréss'nt ] |
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1. decaying: rotting
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2. relating to decay: relating to the process of decay
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| [Mid-18th century. < Latin putrescent-, present participle of putrescere "begin to rot" < putr- "rotten"] |
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 pu·tres·cence noun |
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