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putridity
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Putridity
Putridity \Pu*trid"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. putridit['e].] The quality of being putrid; putrefaction; rottenness.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
putridity
1630s, from Medieval Latin putriditas, from Latin putridus (see putrid).
Wiktionary
putridity
n. The state of being putrid.
WordNet
putridity
n. the state of being putrid
Usage examples of "putridity".
In some cases it communicates its force by permanent presence the life principle in plants for instance--in other cases it withdraws after imparting its virtue--for instance where from the putridity of dead animal or vegetable matter a multitudinous birth is produced from one organism.
Cinched by solidifying putridity to the left side of the Drounge, the luckless biped found itself dragged helplessly forward.