putrescible

adj

1. Decomposable; capable of becoming putrescent; rottable.

   “The burying of wood in water, which dissolves out or alters its putrescible constituents, has long been practised as a means of seasoning.”

   “For waste that is putrescible or may be infectious, on-site incineration is ideal.”

   “Some of the storefronts that sell dried clams and sea urchins and putrescible vegetables give it a kind of squalid character.””