Putrescible

(a.) Capable of putrefaction; liable to become putrid; as, putrescible substances.

(n.) A substance, usually nitrogenous, which is liable to undergo decomposition when in contact with air and moisture at ordinary temperatures.

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• He even demonstrated that a putrescible fluid like blood will remain uncha nged in an open vessel so constructed as to exclude atmospheric dust. 李贝. 西洋科学史.
• To prove his contention he set out for Arbois with a large numbe r of glass bulbs each half filled with a putrescible liquid. 李贝. 西洋科学史.

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