purulent (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *purulent*:
ADJECTIVE	all	purulent, pussy	containing pus

purulent > pronunciation
Sounds	pyuh'ruwlahnt
Rhymes	abandonment ... wonderment: 671 rhymes with ahnt...

English > *purulent*: 1 sense > adjective 1
Meaning	Containing pus.
Example	"a purulent wound"
Synonym	pussy
Broader	septic, infected	Containing or resulting from disease-causing organisms
Spanish	infeccioso, infectado, infecto, purulento
Catalan	infecciós, infectat, infecte, purulent
Nouns	purulence, purulency	symptom of being purulent (containing or forming pus)

HyperDic: purulent