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putrescible

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11 lettersPronunciation /pjuːˈtɹɛsɪb(ə)l/Part of speech adjectiveSorted bceeilprstuStarts with PEnds with E0 clues
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Definitions

  1. liable to decay or spoil or become putrid

Word origin

From Latin putrescere (“to rot”) + -ible.

Used in a sentence

  • The burying of wood in water, which dissolves out or alters its putrescible constituents, has long been practised as a means of seasoning.
  • For waste that is putrescible or may be infectious, on-site incineration is ideal.
  • Some of the storefronts that sell dried clams and sea urchins and putrescible vegetables give it a kind of squalid character.”

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