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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).

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putridity

n. The state of being putrid.

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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.