putrescible

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

English

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

From Latin putrescere (to rot) +‎ -ible.

Pronunciation

[edit]

Adjective

[edit]

putrescible (comparative more putrescible, superlative most putrescible)

  1. Decomposable; capable of becoming putrescent; rottable.
    • 1911, “Dry Rot”, in Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition:
      The burying of wood in water, which dissolves out or alters its putrescible constituents, has long been practised as a means of seasoning.
    • 1995, “Prudent Practices in the Laboratory: Handling and Disposing of Chemicals”, in U.S[1], National Research Council, page 158:
      For waste that is putrescible or may be infectious, on-site incineration is ideal.
    • 2007 April 24, James Barron, “Museum Plans to Move to Its Symbolic Home, ‘Littler Italy’”, in New York Times[2]:
      Some of the storefronts that sell dried clams and sea urchins and putrescible vegetables give it a kind of squalid character.”

Translations

[edit]

Catalan

[edit]

Adjective

[edit]

putrescible m or f (masculine and feminine plural putrescibles)

  1. putrescible

French

[edit]

Pronunciation

[edit]

Adjective

[edit]

putrescible (plural putrescibles)

  1. putrescible

Further reading

[edit]