noun
- the processes or states of rotting or decaying
Usage: formal; plural form of putrescense
Examples
- The scientist studied various putrescences in organic matter.
- Different putrescences occur at varying rates depending on temperature.
- The laboratory examined putrescences in food samples.
- Environmental factors influence the speed of putrescences.
- The research focused on bacterial putrescences in soil.
- Multiple putrescences were observed in the compost pile.