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Decaying vs Putrescent - What's the difference?

decaying | putrescent | Related terms |

As a verb decaying

is present participle of lang=en.

As a noun decaying

is the act of something that decays.

As an adjective putrescent is

becoming putrid; putrefying.

decaying

English

Verb

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    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of something that decays.
  • * 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.

    putrescent

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • becoming putrid; putrefying
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