Putrescible Definition
pyo͝o-trĕsə-bəl
adjective
Subject to putrefaction.
American Heritage Medicine
Liable to become putrid.
Webster's New World
Capable of becoming putrescent; rottable.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
noun
A putrescible substance.
Webster's New World
Origin of Putrescible
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French from Old French from Late Latin putrēscibilis from Latin putrēscere to rot putrescent
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Latin putrescere (“to rot") +"Ž -ible.
From Wiktionary
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