Meaning

2 senses

  1. (not comparable)Affected with gangrene; gangrenous, necrotic.

  2. (not comparable)Dark and withered as though dead.

Origin

From sphacel + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

From sphacel + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

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See also

neighbours in the dictionary
spermspermatozoonspewsphenoidsphereB1

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