Putrefy
101pū̆- — To rot, decay. Probably contracted from *puə (becoming *puw before vowels). Derivatives include foul, fuzzy, potpourri, and pus. 1. Suffixed form *pū lo . a. foul, from …
102corrupt — corruptedly, adv. corruptedness, n. corrupter, corruptor, n. corruptive, adj. corruptively, adv. corruptly, adv. corruptness, n. /keuh rupt /, adj …
103decay — decayable, adj. decayedness /di kayd nis, kay id /, adj. decayless, adj. /di kay /, v.i. 1. to become decomposed; rot: vegetation that was decaying. 2. to decline in excellence, prosperity, health, etc.; deteriorate. 3. Physics. (of a radioactive …
104decompose — decomposable, adj. decomposability, n. /dee keuhm pohz /, v., decomposed, decomposing. v.t. 1. to separate or resolve into constituent parts or elements; disintegrate: The bacteria decomposed the milk into its solid and liquid elements. v.i. 2.… …
105fester — /fes teuhr/, v.i. 1. to form pus; generate purulent matter; suppurate. 2. to cause ulceration, as a foreign body in the flesh. 3. to putrefy or rot. 4. to rankle, as a feeling of resentment. v.t. 5. to cause to rankle: Malice festered his spirit …
106putrefaction — putrefactive, putrefacient /pyooh treuh fay sheuhnt/, adj. /pyooh treuh fak sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or process of putrefying; the anaerobic decomposition of organic matter by bacteria and fungi that results in obnoxiously odorous products; rotting …
107river — river1 riverless, adj. riverlike, adj. /riv euhr/, n. 1. a natural stream of water of fairly large size flowing in a definite course or channel or series of diverging and converging channels. 2. a similar stream of something other than water: a… …
108rot — /rot/, v., rotted, rotting, n., interj. v.i. 1. to undergo decomposition; decay. 2. to deteriorate, disintegrate, fall, or become weak due to decay (often fol. by away, from, off, etc.). 3. to languish, as in confinement. 4. to become morally… …
109Pasteur, Louis — born Dec. 27, 1822, Dole, France died Sept. 28, 1895, Saint Cloud, near Paris French chemist and microbiologist. Early in his career, after studies at the École Normale Supérieure, he researched the effects of polarized light on chemical… …
110decompose — verb /ˌdiːkəmˈpəʊz/ a) to separate or break down something into its components; to disintegrate or fragment b) to rot, decay or putrefy See Also: decomposition …
