putrescence

Example Sentences

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One of its rare corpse flowers is about to bloom, in all its putrescence.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 11, 2024

The putrescence comes from the molecule indole, which is in certain flowers like orange blossom and magnolia, as well as in excrement.

From Salon • Apr. 30, 2022

Oscar Wilde, in a Bangkok cafe, Caught a whiff of a fruit in decay That gave rise to a dread Of putrescence and led To “The Picture of Durian Gray.”

From Washington Post • Sep. 5, 2019

The gospel of autointoxication and internal putrescence was laid on thick and spiked with testimonials: from customers, doctors, clergy, all wordily professing their satisfaction and gratitude.

From Salon • Apr. 7, 2013

He began to follow the will-o'-the-wisp, the light that rises from putrescence and decay in the swamp, and forgot the eternal stars in God's sky.

From The Battle of Principles A Study of the Heroism and Eloquence of the Anti-Slavery Conflict by Hillis, Newell Dwight