Putrescible
[pju:'tresibl]
Definition
(a.) Capable of putrefaction; liable to become putrid; as, putrescible substances.
(n.) A substance, usually nitrogenous, which is liable to undergo decomposition when in contact with air and moisture at ordinary temperatures.
Typist: Stanley
Examples
- He even demonstrated that a putrescible fluid like blood will remain uncha nged in an open vessel so constructed as to exclude atmospheric dust. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- To prove his contention he set out for Arbois with a large numbe r of glass bulbs each half filled with a putrescible liquid. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
Typist: Tim