Scrabble Dictionary

Find the definition of a word with its score in word games.

Putrescence

pjuːˈtrɛsn(t)s

Putrescence definitions

noun

Inflections:

putrescence putrescences

the process of decay
- decaying or rotting matter
  
  "this scientific tradition held that swamps, bogs, and marshes were dangerous sources of putrescence"