putrescible

[ pyoo-tres-uh-buh l ]
/ pyuˈtrɛs ə bəl /

adjective

liable to become putrid.

noun

a putrescible substance.

Origin of putrescible

1790–1800; < Latin putrēsc(ere) to grow rotten + -ible

OTHER WORDS FROM putrescible

pu·tres·ci·bil·i·ty, noun non·pu·tres·ci·ble, adjective

Words nearby putrescible

putrefaction, putrefactive, putrefy, putrescence, putrescent, putrescible, putrescine, putrid, putrilage, putsch, putschist

British Dictionary definitions for non-putrescible

putrescible
/ (pjuːˈtrɛsɪbəl) /

adjective

liable to become putrid

noun

a putrescible substance

Derived forms of putrescible

putrescibility, noun

Word Origin for putrescible

C18: from Latin putrescere to decay

Medical definitions for non-putrescible

putrescible
[ pyōō-trĕs′ə-bəl ]

adj.

Subject to putrefaction.