| Back | putrescent /pyoo-TRES-uhnt/ |
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| Front | adjective 1. Becoming putrid; undergoing putrefaction. 2. Of or pertaining to putrefaction. [1725–35; < Latin putrēscent- (stem of putrēscēns ), present participle of putrēscere to grow rotten] Organic repellents with an active ingredient of urine, putrescent egg solids, dried blood or fish oil are effective. Pity the uneducated who fall for its putrescent claims though. |
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