See Also: putrescence(medicine)
putrescence(dictionary)

putrescence (iou)



putrescence noun. M17.
[formed as PUTRESCENT + -ENCE.]
The action or process of rotting or becoming putrid; incipient or advancing putrefaction. M17.
fig.: Carlyle Am I to sink ever lower into falsehood, stagnant putrescence?
Putrescent or rotting matter. M19.
putrescency noun = PUTRESCENCE 1 M18.