Meanings
adjectiveantiputrescent (comparative more antiputrescent, superlative most antiputrescent)
comparative more antiputrescent · superlative most antiputrescent
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveCounteracting, or preserving from, putrefaction; antiseptic.
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Origin
- Latinantiputrēscēns
- Latinantiputrēscēns
- Englishantiputrescent
Borrowed from Latin antiputrēscēns. By surface analysis, anti- + putrescent.
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APA
antiputrescent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antiputrescent
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“antiputrescent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antiputrescent. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antiputrescent,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antiputrescent.
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