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Gangrene vs Gangrenescent - What's the difference?

gangrene | gangrenescent |

As adjectives the difference between gangrene and gangrenescent

is that gangrene is gangrenous while gangrenescent is tending towards mortification or gangrene.

As a verb gangrene

is .

gangrene

English

(wikipedia gangrene)

Noun

  • The necrosis or rotting of flesh, usually caused by lack of blood supply.
    • If gangrene sets in, we may have to amputate the foot.
  • (figuratively) A damaging or corrupting influence.
  • * 1960 , Cora Vreede-de Stuers, The Indonesian woman: struggles and achievements
    • Women should earn equal wages with men for equal work done. Child marriages and polygamy are a gangrene on society.

    Verb

    (gangren)
  • To produce gangrene in.
  • To be affected with gangrene.
    • ----

    gangrenescent

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Tending towards mortification or gangrene.
    • (Webster 1913)