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putresce

putresce is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 1 sense. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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1.To become putrescent or putrid; to putrefy. Ordinarily sewage does not putresce until from twenty-four to sixty hours after its discharge. Nature.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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What is to become putrescent or putrid; to putrefy. Ordinarily sewage does not putresce until from twenty-four to sixty hours after its discharge. Nature called?

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Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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