sphacelate

WORDNET DICTIONARY

sphacelate(v = verb.body) gangrene, mortify, necrose - undergo necrosis; "the tissue around the wound necrosed"

is one way to rot, waste

Derived forms noun sphacelus₂, noun sphacelus₁

Sample sentence:
Somebody's (body part) ----s

sphacelate, v. i. [NL. sphacelare, sphacelatum, mortify: cf. F. sphacéler. See Sphacelus.].

To die, decay, or become gangrenous, as flesh or bone; to mortify. [1913 Webster]

sphacelate, v. t.

To affect with gangrene. [1913 Webster]

sphacelate, a.

Affected with gangrene; mortified. [1913 Webster]