- putrescency
- pu·tres·cen·cy
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putrescency
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putrescency — nsē noun ( es) Etymology: probably from (assumed) New Latin putrescentia : putrescence … Useful english dictionary
putrescent — putrescence, putrescency, n. /pyooh tres euhnt/, adj. 1. becoming putrid; undergoing putrefaction. 2. of or pertaining to putrefaction. [1725 35; < L putrescent (s. of putrescens), prp. of putrescere to grow rotten] * * * … Universalium
decomposition — n 1. disintegration, fractionation, division, atomization; distillation, reduction, resolution, separation, Physical Chem. electrolysis, Chem. hydrolysis, Biochem. proteolysis; analysis, anatomization, dissection. 2. decay, rot, rottenness,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
rot — v 1. decay, decompose, putrefy, fester, spoil, go bad; mold, molder, rust; suppurate, Pathol. gangrene, Pathol. mortify. 2. deteriorate, disintegrate, fall apart, come apart, go to pieces, crumble; degenerate, retrograde. 3. eat away, eat at,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
stench — n stink, fetor, malodor, rancidity, foul odor, strong or gamy smell, body odor, Inf. B.O.; halitosis, bad breath, mephitis, miasma, effluvium, fume, taint; fetidness, fetidity, malodorousness, stinkiness, smelliness; gaminess, rancidness,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
stink — v 1. reek, smell, smell to high heaven, smell like a goat, assault the nostrils, Inf. knock out. 2. be in disrepute, be in disgrace, have a bad name, have one s name be mud, have a blot on one s escutcheon or record, lose caste or face. n 3.… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
