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putrescent adjective [ pjuːˈtrɛs(ə)nt ]

• undergoing the process of decay; rotting.
• "the odour of putrescent flesh"
Similar: decaying, rotting, putrefying, decomposing, festering, going bad, going off, putrefactive, putrefacient,
Origin: mid 18th century: from Latin putrescent- ‘beginning to go rotten’, inceptive of putrere ‘to rot’ (see putrid).

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