putrescible

/pjuːˈtɹɛsɪb(ə)l/

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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adj

"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.”"

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

more putrescible (comparative) most putrescible (superlative)

imputrescible nonputrescible

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How do you pronounce putrescible?

The recorded pronunciation is /pjuːˈtɹɛsɪb(ə)l/.

What does putrescible mean?

Decomposable; capable of becoming putrescent; rottable.

Where does putrescible come from?

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

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