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purulence

[ pyoor-uh-luhns, pyoor-yuh- ]

noun

  1. pus.
  2. the condition of containing or forming pus.


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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ԴDz·۳·Գ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of purulence1

From the Late Latin word ūܱԳپ, dating back to 1590–1600. See purulent, -ence
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The partisan divides will deepen; the nation’s wounds will fester into purulence.

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

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

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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.

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

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