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purulent

/ˈpjʊəɹ(j)ʊlənt/

purulent adjective: consisting of pus.

Adjective

purulent (comparative more purulent, superlative most purulent)

  1. Consisting of pus.
    • Near-synonym: puriform
    • It is allowed, that Senates and great Councils are often troubled with redundant, ebullient, and other peccant Humours, with many Diſeaſes of the Head and more of the Heart; with ſtrong Convulſions, with grievous Contractions of the Nerves and Sinews in both Hands, but eſpecially the Right; with...1726 October 28, [Jonathan Swift], “A Further Account of the Academy. […]”, in Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World. […] [Gulliver’s Travels], volume II, London: […] Benj[amin] Motte...
    Synonyms:
    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.1948 August, Aldous Huxley, Ape and Essence, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers, →OCLC
    Synonyms:
    pussy, suppurant, mattery

purulent meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Indonesian

purulent in Tamil

சீழ்கொண்ட, சீழான, சீழ்உள்ள, சீழ்த்த, சீழ்நிலை

purulent in Urdu

پیپ بھرا

purulent in Bengali

পুঁজযুক্ত

purulent in Indonesian

consisting of pus
purulen
leaking or seeping pus
purulen

Synonyms of purulent

Forms of purulent

comparativemore purulent
superlativemost purulent

Origin of purulent

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

Words formed from purulent

Questions about purulent

What does purulent mean?
Purulent means consisting of pus.
What is purulent in Tamil?
Purulent in Tamil is சீழ்கொண்ட, சீழான, சீழ்உள்ள. See Purulent meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is purulent?
Purulent is an adjective.
How do you pronounce purulent?
Purulent is pronounced /ˈpjʊəɹ(j)ʊlənt/.

Words near purulent in the dictionary

  1. Puruhá
  2. purulence
  3. purulences
  4. purulencies
  5. purulency
  6. purulent
  7. purulent bronchitis
  8. purulently
  9. Purulia
  10. puruloid
  11. purulosanguineous

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