Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

putrescent

/pjuˈtɹɛsənt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.17 in modern English

Syllables: pu-tres-cent
IPA: /pjuˈtɹɛsənt/

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Becoming putrid; putrefying.

Example Sentences

"When it is combined with that quantity of water with which it is found united in the gall-bladder, it is not more putrescent than the serum of the blood"
"This same reason accounts to a considerable extent for the fact, that soft steeping liquor, if seldom changed, becomes much more putrescent than hard water retained with the same barleys for a similar period in cistern."
"although in some instances these spores are elliptical and smooth, they are often coarsely warted and angular. The group in itself seems to be a very natural one, for the species are all soft and fleshy, and even more putrescent than"

Etymology

Attested since circa 1730, from Latin pūtrēscēns (“rotting”), present participle of pūtrēscō (“rot”).

Word Breakdown

Root: *puH-

Inflected Forms

more putrescent (comparative) most putrescent (superlative)

Derived Forms

antiputrescent nonputrescent putrescently

Rhymes With

crescent fluorescent incessant incandescent antidepressant iridescent pubescent convalescent depressant effervescent luminescent quiescent

Questions

How do you pronounce putrescent?: The recorded pronunciation is /pjuˈtɹɛsənt/.
What does putrescent mean?: Becoming putrid; putrefying.
Where does putrescent come from?: Attested since circa 1730, from Latin pūtrēscēns (“rotting”), present participle of pūtrēscō (“rot”).

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