Dictionary 1. (a.) Capable of putrefaction; liable to become putrid; as, putrescible substances.2. (n.) A substance, usually nitrogenous, which is liable to undergo decomposition when in contact with air and moisture at ordinary temperatures. Thesaurus ablative biodegradable corrosive decomposing degradable dilapidated disintegrable disintegrated disintegrating disintegrative disjunctive disruptive erosive moldering putrefiable putrescible ravaged resolvent ruinous separative solvent worn |