- (a.) Of or pertaining to the process of putrefaction; as, a putrescent smell.
- (a.) Becoming putrid or rotten.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
| APA | Webster's. (2011). putrescent. Retrieved September 22, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/putrescent/definitions/2051228 |
| Chicago | Webster's. 2011. "putrescent" http://smartdefine.org/putrescent/definitions/2051228 (accessed September 22, 2026). |
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| MLA | Webster's. "putrescent" 27 May 2011. Web. 22 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/putrescent/definitions/2051228> |