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To become putrescent or putrid; to putrefy. Ordinarily sewage does not putresce until from twenty-four to sixty hours after its discharge. Nature.

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  1. To become putrescent or putrid; to putrefy. Ordinarily sewage does not putresce until from twenty-four to sixty hours after its discharge. Nature.
  2. To become putrescent or putrid; to putrefy.