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- [pyoo r-uh-luh nt, pyoo r-yuh-]
- /ˈpyʊər ə lənt, ˈpyʊər yə-/
- /ˈpjʊərʊlənt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pyoo r-uh-luh nt, pyoo r-yuh-]
- /ˈpyʊər ə lənt, ˈpyʊər yə-/
Definitions of purulent word
- adjective purulent full of, containing, forming, or discharging pus; suppurating: a purulent sore. 1
- adjective purulent attended with suppuration: purulent appendicitis. 1
- adjective purulent of the nature of or like pus: purulent matter. 1
- adjective purulent of, relating to, or containing pus 0
- adjective purulent of, like, containing, or discharging pus 0
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Origin of purulent
First appearance:
before 1590 One of the 37% oldest English words
1590-1600; < Latin pūrulentus, equivalent to pūr-, stem of pūs pus + -ulentus -ulent
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Parts of speech for Purulent
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
purulent popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for purulent
adj purulent
adjective purulent
- crumbled — Simple past tense and past participle of crumble.
- disintegrated — Simple past tense and past participle of disintegrate.
- faecal — feces.
- infected — to affect or contaminate (a person, organ, wound, etc.) with disease-producing germs.
- moldering — to turn to dust by natural decay; crumble; disintegrate; waste away: a house that had been left to molder.
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