Etymology

putrescible

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Today it means: Decomposable; capable of becoming putrescent; rottable. Full definition →

Latin putrescere
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  1. Latin · derived fromputrescere“to rot”
  2. English todayputrescible

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

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