putrescence

[Eng. putrescen (t); -ce.] The quality or state of being putrescent or of putrefying; a putrescent or putrid state. pu-trěs'-çent, adj. [Lat. putrescens, pr. par. of putresco to begin to putrefy; incept., from putreo =to be rotten.] 1. Becoming putrid or rotten; decomposing, putrefying. "To keep the fluids from the putrescent alkaline state." -Arbuthnot: On Aliments , ch. i. 2. Pertaining or relating to the condition or proce of putrefaction. was sometimes as much as five pounds for each one deposited. This kind of mixture of investment and insurance was common in the reigns of Elizabeth and James I. "I do intend, this year of jubilee coming on, to travel; and because I will not altogether go upon expense, I am determined to put forth some five you sand pounds, to be paid me five for one, upon the return of my wife, myself, and my dog from the Turk's Court at Constantinople."Ben Jonson: Every Man Out of his Humor , ii. 3. put'-tie, s. [PUTTY, 2.] püt'-ting, put'-ting, pr. par. or a. [PUT, v.] putting-green, s. A part of the links on which golf is played. "The wind backed away to the west, and many of the putting -greens were keen."- Field , Oct. 3, 1885. putting-stone, putting-stane, subst . A heavy stone to be put or thrown with the hand raised and thrust forward from the shoulder. Putting the stone is a favorite athletic exercise in Scotland.