Putrescent
Pronunciation : Pu*tres"cent
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L. putrescens, p. pr.of putrescere to grow rotten, v. incho. fr. putrere to be rotten. See Putrid.]
Definition : 1. Becoming putrid or rotten. Externally powerful, although putrescent at the core. Motley.
2. Of or pertaining to the process of putrefaction; as, a putrescent smell.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913