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putrescible

/pyoo-tres-uh-buhl/US // pyuˈtrɛs ə bəl //UK // (pjuːˈtrɛsɪbəl) //

可腐烂的,可腐烂,可腐化的,易腐烂的

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : liable to become putrid.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a putrescible substance.

Examples

  • To prove his contention he set out for Arbois with a large number of glass bulbs each half filled with a putrescible liquid.

  • Cleanliness in leather manufacture is as essential at the commencement as anywhere, for the hide is in its most putrescible state.

  • Hides are of course putrescible, and dirt, blood, dung and warm weather encourage rapid putrefaction.

  • All these materials are of course readily putrescible and must be put "into work" without much loss of time.

  • As the animal food proteins are exceedingly putrescible, they are usually consumed within a short time of the animal being killed.