different between putrescent vs mouldy

putrescent

English

Etymology

Attested since circa 1730, from Latin p?tr?sc?ns (rotting), present participle of p?tr?sc? (rot).

Adjective

putrescent (comparative more putrescent, superlative most putrescent)

  1. Becoming putrid; putrefying.

Latin

Verb

putr?scent

  1. third-person plural future active indicative of putr?sc?

Romanian

Etymology

From French putrescent

Adjective

putrescent m or n (feminine singular putrescent?, masculine plural putrescen?i, feminine and neuter plural putrescente)

  1. putrescent

Declension

putrescent From the web:

  • putrescent meaning
  • what is putrescent whole egg solids
  • what us putrescent
  • what is tyrophagus putrescentiae
  • what is a putrescent in dying light


mouldy

English

Alternative forms

  • moldy (American)

Etymology

From mould +? -y.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?mo?ldi/

Adjective

mouldy (comparative mouldier or more mouldy, superlative mouldiest or most mouldy)

  1. Covered with mould.
    Synonym: rotten
  2. Neglected.
    Synonyms: disused, neglected
  3. (Britain, colloquial) worthless; lousy; rotten

Derived terms

Related terms

  • mould

Translations

mouldy From the web:

  • what mouldy food is safe to eat
  • moody means
  • mouldy what does it mean
  • what causes mouldy walls
  • what is mouldy cheese
  • what causes mouldy ceilings
  • what is mouldy bread
  • what causes mouldy bread
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