putrescent

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   undergoing putrefaction; becoming rotten or putrid

   A putrescent odor rose from the spoiled meat in the abandoned kitchen.

From Latin putrescens, the present participle of putrescere, 'to become rotten,' an inchoative verb based on putrere, 'to rot.' The suffix -escent marks a process of becoming.

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