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putrefacient

/ˌpjutɹəˈfeɪʃənt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pu-tre-fa-cient
IPA
/ˌpjutɹəˈfeɪʃənt/
19
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, pertaining to, or causing putrefaction.

noun

That which causes putrefaction.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pūtrefacient.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌpjutɹəˈfeɪʃənt/

Inflected Forms

more putrefacient (comparative) most putrefacient (superlative) putrefacients (plural)

Synonyms

putrefactive

Questions

How do you pronounce putrefacient?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌpjutɹəˈfeɪʃənt/.
What does putrefacient mean?
Of, pertaining to, or causing putrefaction.
Where does putrefacient come from?
Borrowed from Latin pūtrefacient.

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