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Definition: Putrescence |
PutrescenceNoun1. In a state of progressive putrefaction. 2. The quality of rotting and becoming putrid. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "putrescence" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1862. (references) |
Synonyms: PutrescenceSynonyms: corruption (n), putridness (n), rottenness (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Uncleanness | Defilement, contamination; Verb: defoedation; soilure, soiliness; abomination; leaven; taint, tainture; fetor. decay; putrescence, putrefaction; corruption; mold, must, mildew, dry rot, mucor, rubigo. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Putrescence |
| English words defined with "putrescence": Corruption of blood. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Putrescence" is also a word in the following language with the English translation in parentheses. French (putrescence). |
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Books | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Title | Author | Quote |
Grapes of Wrath | Steinbeck, John | Slaughter the pigs and bury them, and let the putrescence drip down into the earth. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| "Putrescence" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Putrescence" is used about 2 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 2 | 245,945 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Language | Translations for "putrescence"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | تعفن (corruption, decay, decompose, decomposition, infection, mildew, mold, molder, moldiness, mould, moulder, mouldiness, mustiness, perish, putrefaction, putrefy, putridity, rot, sweat), عفونة (moldiness, mouldiness, mustiness, reek, rottenness, stale). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | разложена материя (putrefaction), гнилост (putrefaction, putridity, putridness, rot, rottenness), гнила материя. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 腐败作". (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | putrescentia, putrefactio, stinkende forrådnelse. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | putrescentia, putrefactie. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | putrescence. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Fäulnis (decadence, decay, degeneracy, putrefaction, rot, rottenness, sepsis). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | σαπρότησ (putridity, putridness), σαπρότητα (putridity, putridness), σαπίλα (cariosity, cariousness, decay, putridity, putridness, rot, rottenness), αποσύνθεση (decay, decomposition, disintegration). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | רקיבות, רקבון (corrosion, corruption, decay, moldiness, putrefaction, rankness, rot, rottenness). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | rothadás (corruption, decay, dry-rot, putrefaction, rot), üszkösödés (gangrene, mortification). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | putrescenza, putrefazione (corruption, decay, putrefaction, rot, rottenness). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | utrescencepay putrescência (putridity). (various references) гниение (decay, decomposition, putrefactation, rot). (various references) br chd. (various references) putrefacción (corruption, decay, depravation, putrefaction, rot, rottenness, taint). (various references) การเน่าเปื่อย (putrefaction). (various references) bozukluk (being broken down, chicken feed, coin, decomposition, defect, deformity, distortion, disturbance, failure, faultiness, foulness, hilliness, irregularity, rupture, small chance, taint, unsoundness, upset), çürümeye başlamış şey, çürüklük (decomposition, deterioration, flimsiness, rottenness, unsoundness). (various references) гниття (decay, decomposition, putrefaction, rot), гнильність. (various references) tình trạng đang bị thối rữa vật đang bị thối rữa. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "putrescence": putrescences. (additional references) | |
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"Putrescence" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Puressence, putrescine, putresence. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "putrescence" (pronounced 'Pu*tres"cence'): Accrescence, Acquiescence, Adolescence, Albescence, Arborescence, Calescence, Calorescence, Candescence, Circumjacence, Coalescence, Cognoscence, Concrescence, Crescence, Decence, Dehiscence, Deliquescence, Delitescence, florescence, Frondescence, Fructescence, incalescence, incandescence, inflorescence, intumescence, iridescence, juvenescence, luminescence, Nonacquiescence, Obmutescence, Obsolescence, Opalescence, Petrescence, Phosphorescence, Pubescence, Ramollescence, Reflorescence, Rejuvenescence, reminiscence, renascence, Resipiscence, Revalescence, Revirescence, Rubescence, senescence, Spinescence, Spumescence, Supercrescence, Superexcrescence, tumescence, Virescence. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "c-c-e-e-e-n-p-r-s-t-u" | |
-2 letters: persecute, pretences. | |
-3 letters: crescent, percents, precents, presence, preteens, pretence, pretense, terpenes. | |
-4 letters: censure, centers, centres, encrust, entrees, neuters, pectens, penster, percent, precent, precuts, present, preteen, punster, punters, recepts, repents, reputes, respect, retenes, retunes, scepter, sceptre, secrete, serpent, specter, spectre, spencer, steepen, steeper, teeners, tenrecs, tenures, terpene, tureens. | |
-5 letters: censer, center, centre, cercus, cereus, certes. | |
| Words containing the letters "c-c-e-e-e-n-p-r-s-t-u" | |
+1 letter: putrescences. | |
+5 letters: reconceptualizes. | |
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| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Commercial | 5. Quotations: Fiction 6. Usage Frequency 7. Translations: Modern 8. Derivations | 9. Rhymes 10. Anagrams 11. Bibliography |
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