putrescible
Prone to spoiling
Putrescible describes organic matter liable to rot or decay.
The term appears most often in waste management contexts, distinguishing materials that will decompose—food scraps, yard waste, animal remains—from inert garbage: putrescible waste, putrescible materials.
A putrescible substance will eventually putrefy if left unprocessed.
Organic breakdown process
- decayGradual organic breakdown
- breakdownFailure or decomposition
- disintegrationProcess of breaking apart
- deteriorationProcess of declining quality
degradation · fermentation · necrosis · corruption · spoilage · moldering · rottenness · deliquescence
Subject to decay
- biodegradableAble to decompose naturally
- compostableAble to decompose naturally
- degradableAble to decompose
- corruptibleAble to be bought
transient · unstable · short-lived · meat · fish · dairy · produce · leftovers
Nucleus-free single-celled organisms
- fungiSpore-reproducing decomposers
- moldForm-giving container
- mildewFungus from dampness
- microbesMicroscopic living organisms
pathogens · enzymes · maggots · larvae · flies · scavengers · decomposers · anaerobes
rot
Organic breakdown process
- decayGradual organic breakdown
- breakdownFailure or decomposition
- disintegrationProcess of breaking apart
deterioration · degradation · fermentation · necrosis · corruption · spoilage · moldering · rottenness · deliquescence · autolysis
spoilable
Subject to decay
- biodegradableAble to decompose naturally
- compostableAble to decompose naturally
- degradableAble to decompose
corruptible · transient · unstable · short-lived · meat · fish · dairy · produce · leftovers · shellfish
bacteria
Nucleus-free single-celled organisms
microbes · pathogens · enzymes · maggots · larvae · flies · scavengers · decomposers · anaerobes · aerobes
compost
Decayed organic fertilizer
carrion · carcass · slop · swill · manure · sewage · sludge · biosolids · effluent · nightsoil
stench
Powerfully offensive odor
noisome · malodorous · reek · miasma · noxious · slimy · oozing · liquefied · discolored · bloated
putrescibleimperishable
Lasting forever, indestructible
non-biodegradable · incorruptible · inert · rot-proof · stable
putrid, septic, putridness, putrefy, putridity, putrefaction, putrescent, decomposable, putrescence