Ordinarily sewage does not putresce until from twenty-four to sixty hours after its discharge. Nature.
PUTRESCENCE
Pu*tres"cence, n.
Defn: The state of being putrescent; putrescent matter.
PUTRESCENT Pu*tres"cent, a. Etym: [L. putrescens, p. pr.of putrescere to grow rotten, v. incho. fr. putrere to be rotten. See Putrid.]
1. Becoming putrid or rotten. Externally powerful, although putrescent at the core. Motley.
2. Of or pertaining to the process of putrefaction; as, a putrescent smell.
PUTRESCIBLE
Pu*tres"ci*ble, a.
Defn: Capable of putrefaction; liable to become putrid; as, putrescible substances.
PUTRESCIBLE
Pu*tres"ci*ble, n.
Defn: A substance, usually nitrogenous, which is liable to undergo decomposition when in contact with air and moisture at ordinary temperatures.