purulent

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Scrabble points
10
Words With Friends
15
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/ˈpjʊəɹ(j)ʊlənt/
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/ˈpjʊəɹ(j)ʊlənt/ · /ˈpjʊəɹələnt/

Definition of purulent

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Consisting of pus.
    “Near-synonym: puriform”
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adj

  1. Consisting of pus.
    “Near-synonym: puriform”
  2. Leaking or seeping pus.
    “purulent inflammation”
    “Close-up of two rats gnawing at a mutton bone, of the flies on the purulent eyelids of a small girl.”

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Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French purulent, from Latin pūrulentus, from pūs (“pus”).

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