putrescent

UK: /pjuːˈtrɛs^ənt/ US: /pjuˈtrɛsənt/ ,(pyo̅o̅ tres′ənt)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

pu•tres•cent /pyuˈtrɛsənt/   adj. 

1. Pathology becoming putrid;
   undergoing a process of rotting.
2. Pathology of or relating to putrefaction.

pu•tres•cence, n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

pu•tres•cent  (pyo̅o̅ tres′ənt), adj. 

1. Pathology becoming putrid;
   undergoing putrefaction.
2. Pathology of or pertaining to putrefaction.

• Latin putrēscent- (stem of putrēscēns), present participle of putrēscere to grow rotten
• 1725–35

pu•tres′cence, pu•tres′cen•cy, n. 

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putrescent / pjuːˈtrɛs^ənt/ adjective

1. becoming putrid; rotting
2. characterized by or undergoing putrefaction

Etymology: 18th Century: from Latin putrescere to become rotten

puˈtrescence noun