gangreen

English

Noun

gangreen (countable and uncountable, plural gangreens)

1. Obsolete form of gangrene.

Verb

gangreen (third-person singular simple present gangreens, present participle gangreening, simple past and past participle gangreened)

1. Obsolete form of gangrene.

Anagrams

• gangrene

Dutch

Alternative forms

• gangrene (Belgium)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin gangraena, from Ancient Greek γάγγραινα (gángraina).

Pronunciation

• (Netherlands) IPA^(key): /ɣɑŋˈɣreːn/
• (Belgium) IPA^(key): /ɣɑŋˈɣreːn/, /ɣɑŋˈɣriːn/, /ˈɣɑŋ.ɣriːn/

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• Hyphenation: gan‧green
• Rhymes: -eːn

Noun

gangreen n (uncountable)

1. gangrene

   Synonym: koudvuur

Derived terms

• gangreneus

Descendants

• → Indonesian: gangren