Definition for PU'TRID

PU'TRID, a. [Fr. putride; L. putridus, from putris, putreo.]

  1. In a state of dissolution or disorganization, as animal and vegetable bodies; corrupt; rotten; as, putrid flesh.
  2. Indicating a state of dissolution; tending to disorganize the substances composing the body.
  3. Proceeding from putrefaction or pertaining to it; as, a putrid scent.

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