- Gangrenescent
- Gangrenescent Gan`gre*nes"cent, a. Tending to mortification or gangrene. [1913 Webster]
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Gangrenescent
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gangrenescent — gangrenescent, a. (gæŋgriːˈnɛsənt) [f. as prec. + escent.] Becoming gangrenous. 1828–32 in Webster; and in subsequent Dicts … Useful english dictionary
gangrene — n. mortification of part of body; v.i. & t. suffer or cause this. ♦ gas gangrene, marked by impregnation of gas caused by bacillus. ♦ gangrenous, a. ♦ gangrenescent, a. tending to become gangrenous … Dictionary of difficult words
