sphacelate

Verb

undergo necrosis
To affect with gangrene, cause to gangrene, mortify.
To become gangrenous.

Adj

Affected with gangrene; gangrenous, necrotic.
Dark and withered as though dead.

Origin / Etymology

From sphacel (“gangrene”) + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Synonyms

gangrene, mortify, necrose

Scrabble Score: 17

sphacelate: not valid in Scrabble (US) TWL Dictionary
sphacelate: not valid in Scrabble (MW) Merriam-Webster Dictionary
sphacelate: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 0

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