Definitions for purulence

purulence pu·ru·lence

Spelling: [pyoo r-uh-luh ns, py
IPA: /ˈpyʊər ə ləns, ˈpyʊər yə-/

Purulence is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 19 points.

You can make 194 anagrams from letters in purulence (ceelnpruu).

Definitions for purulence

noun

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

Origin of purulence

From the Late Latin word pūrulentia, dating back to 1590-1600. See purulent, -ence

Examples for purulence

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

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

purulence, pū′rū-lens, n. the forming of pus or matter: pus—also Pū′rulency.

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