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Definition of Putrescence
1. Noun. In a state of progressive putrefaction.
Generic synonyms: Putrefaction, Rot
Derivative terms: Putrescent, Putrid, Putrid, Rotten, Rotten
2. Noun. The quality of rotting and becoming putrid.
Generic synonyms: Morbidity, Morbidness, Unwholesomeness
Derivative terms: Putrescent, Rotten
Definition of Putrescence
1. n. The state of being putrescent; putrescent matter.
Definition of Putrescence
1. Noun. The condition of being putrid; decay ¹
2. Noun. Putrid matter ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Putrescence
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Putrescence
Literary usage of Putrescence
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Dublin Journal of Medical Science (1840)
"On dissection, the usual phenomena of putrescence were dis. covered : the ...
putrescence of the Uterus.—Dr. Murphy also exhibited a specimen of what some ..."
2. A Treatise on the Principles and Practice of Medicine: Designed for the Use by Austin Flint, William Henry Welch (1886)
"... circumstances pertaining to morbid pro. within the tubes are favorable for
the action of the putrescence-producing bacteria derived from the atmosphere. ..."
3. Collection of the Most Celebrated Voyages and Travels from the Discovery of by Forster, R. P (1818)
"I grew almost distracted—wished for the means of putting an end to my miseries
by death, and could not move without witnessing some new stage of putrescence ..."
4. An Essay on the Origin and Prospects of Man by Thomas Hope (1831)
"... even through the medium of putrescence, into forms of a simpler sort solid
and fluid, unto that of mere radiance. WE have seen that of substances first ..."
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