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purulence

[pyoor-uh-luhns, pyoor-yuh-] / ˈpyʊər ə ləns, ˈpyʊər yə- /




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The partisan divides will deepen; the nation’s wounds will fester into purulence.

From Washington Post

A mortal poison pervaded the whole system, by means of which every thing received was converted into bane and purulence.

From Project Gutenberg

The outer surface is always smooth, and no indication of purulence, softening, or scab formation is ever exhibited.

From Project Gutenberg

I felt as if I must run away from it and those terrible dressings, reeking with purulence, where ears and eyelids and lips come off and fingers and hands peel like a glove.

From Project Gutenberg

Already the exploiting class, as it neared the term of its depleted life, was but a mass of purulence.

From Project Gutenberg