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decaying

English

Etymology

decay +? -ing

Verb

decaying

  1. present participle of decay

Noun

decaying (plural decayings)

  1. The process of undergoing decay.
    • 1839, William Jenkyn, James Sherman, An Exposition Upon the Epistle of Jude, page 274:
      Spiritual witherings and decayings are opposite to the word of God.

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purulent

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French purulent, from Latin p?rulentus, from p?s (“pus”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?pj???(j)?l?nt/, /?pj????l?nt/

Adjective

purulent (comparative more purulent, superlative most purulent)

  1. (medicine) Consisting of pus.
  2. Leaking or seeping pus.
    purulent inflammation.

Derived terms

Translations

See also

  • pussy
  • suppurant

References

purulent in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

French

Pronunciation

Adjective

purulent (feminine singular purulente, masculine plural purulents, feminine plural purulentes)

  1. purulent

Romanian

Etymology

From French purulent, from Latin purulentus.

Adjective

purulent m or n (feminine singular purulent?, masculine plural purulen?i, feminine and neuter plural purulente)

  1. purulent

Declension

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