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Webster 1913 Edition

Putrescence

Pu-tres′cence

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Noun.

The state of being putrescent; putrescent matter.

Webster 1828 Edition

Putrescence

PUTRES'CENCE

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Noun.

[from L. putrescens, putresco.]

The state of dissolving, as an animal or vegetable substance; a putrid state.