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PURULENT

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

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Meaning:

Containing pus

Example:

a purulent wound

Synonyms:

purulent; pussy

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

infected; septic (containing or resulting from disease-causing organisms)

Derivation:

purulence; purulency (symptom of being purulent (containing or forming pus))

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