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putrescible

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Decomposable; capable of becoming putrescent; rottable.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

liable to decay or spoil or become putrid

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: decayable, putrefiable, spoilable

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Latin putrescere (“to rot”) + -ible.

Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: նեխող (nexoġ) — Decomposable; capable of becoming putrescent; rottable
  • Armenian: փչացող (pʻčʻacʻoġ) — Decomposable; capable of becoming putrescent; rottable
  • Catalan: putrescible — Decomposable; capable of becoming putrescent; rottable
  • Chinese Mandarin: 易腐烂的 — Decomposable; capable of becoming putrescent; rottable
  • Dutch: bederfelijk — Decomposable; capable of becoming putrescent; rottable
  • Finnish: helposti mätänevä — Decomposable; capable of becoming putrescent; rottable
  • Finnish: helposti hajoava — Decomposable; capable of becoming putrescent; rottable
  • French: putrescible — Decomposable; capable of becoming putrescent; rottable
  • German: verfaulbar — Decomposable; capable of becoming putrescent; rottable
  • German: verrottbar — Decomposable; capable of becoming putrescent; rottable
  • Icelandic: sem getur rotnað — Decomposable; capable of becoming putrescent; rottable
  • Italian: putrescibili — Decomposable; capable of becoming putrescent; rottable
  • Polish: rozkładający się — Decomposable; capable of becoming putrescent; rottable
  • Polish: rozkładalny — Decomposable; capable of becoming putrescent; rottable
  • Polish: rozkładczy — Decomposable; capable of becoming putrescent; rottable
  • Portuguese: putrescível — Decomposable; capable of becoming putrescent; rottable
  • Russian: портящийся (portjaščijsja) — Decomposable; capable of becoming putrescent; rottable
  • Russian: подверженный гниению (podveržennyj) — Decomposable; capable of becoming putrescent; rottable
  • Spanish: putrescible — Decomposable; capable of becoming putrescent; rottable