单词	putrescence
释义	putrescence noun pu·​tres·​cence pyü-ˈtre-sᵊn(t)s  : the state of being putrescent Synonyms breakdown corruption decay decomposition festering putrefaction rot spoilage See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences in the far corner of the walk-in refrigerator was a crate of cucumbers in an advanced stage of putrescence Recent Examples on the Web There was no evidence to suggest the existence of four receptor classes, rather than three, or five, or ten; nor was there any serious reason to believe that acidity and goatiness—but not, say, florality or putrescence—were fundamentals of odor. Scott Sayare, Harper's Magazine, 23 Nov. 2021 In various states of putrescence—worms wriggling, entrails dangling—cadavers rise from their graves to join the Dance of Death. Felipe Fernández-armesto, WSJ, 24 Apr. 2020 At the opposite end of spring's floral awakening lingers the rot of deciduous fall: the putrescence of stranded, spent salmon; the sweet stench of walrus or whale melting on Nome's driftwood beaches. Michael Engelhard, Alaska Dispatch News, 1 July 2017 Word History First Known Use 1646, in the meaning defined above putrescence noun as in decomposition the process by which dead organic matter separates into simpler substances in the far corner of the walk-in refrigerator was a crate of cucumbers in an advanced stage of putrescence Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance decomposition decay putrefaction rot fermentation spoilage festering corruption disintegration crumbling breakdown dissolution moldering curdling souring Antonyms & Near Antonyms growth ripening maturation
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