putrescent

• Hygiene inspectors found nearly 200 items of mouldy, slimy, putrescent or expired foodstuffs in an Essex pub kitchen. —  Rss news feed for Morning Advertiser
• They give off ozone, and thus exercise anti-putrescent effects. —  Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure
• When made into a jelly with sugar the juice of red Currants is excellent in fevers, and acts as an anti-putrescent; as likewise if taken at table with venison, or hare, or other "high" meats. —  Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure
• The "eugenic acid," with a strong odour of cloves, is powerfully antiseptic and anti-putrescent. —  Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure
• They are anti-putrescent, and exert a laxative action corrective of bilious sluggishness. —  Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure

Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms

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