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Putrescent vs Polluted - What's the difference?

putrescent | polluted | Related terms |

Putrescent is a related term of polluted.


As adjectives the difference between putrescent and polluted

is that putrescent is becoming putrid; putrefying while polluted is defiled; made unclean or impure; debauched.

As a verb polluted is

simple past and past participle of pollute.

putrescent

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • becoming putrid; putrefying
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    polluted

    English

    (Webster 1913)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Defiled; made unclean or impure; debauched.

    • Derived terms

    * pollutedly * pollutedness

    Verb

    (head)
  • Simple past and past participle of pollute.

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