Pu*tres"ci*ble (?), a.

Capable of putrefaction; liable to become putrid; as, putrescible substances.

 

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Pu*tres"ci*ble, n.

A substance, usually nitrogenous, which is liable to undergo decomposition when in contact with air and moisture at ordinary temperatures.

 

© Webster 1913.

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