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putrescible

French, adjective\py.tʁe.sibl\

putrescible is spelled P-U-T-R-E-S-C-I-B-L-E (11 letters) and appears about once in every 89 million words in written French, the 294,907th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Putrescible is a French adjective meaning “putrescible” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui peut se putréfier ; qui peut pourrir”.

What does putrescible mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    putrescible

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. Qui peut se putréfier ; qui peut pourrir.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of putrescible

  • putrescibles plural

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce putrescible?

  • \py.tʁe.sibl\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

How common is putrescible in French?

putrescible appears about once in every 89 million words in written French.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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