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- Latin · derived frompūtrēscēns“rotting”
- English todayputrescent
Attested since circa 1730, from Latin pūtrēscēns (“rotting”), present participle of pūtrēscō (“rot”).
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putrescent
Today it means: Becoming putrid; putrefying. Full definition →
Latin pūtrēscēns