gangreen
English
Noun
gangreen (countable and uncountable, plural gangreens)
- Obsolete form of gangrene.
Verb
gangreen (third-person singular simple present gangreens, present participle gangreening, simple past and past participle gangreened)
- 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/
- Hyphenation: gan‧green
- Rhymes: -eːn
Noun
gangreen n (uncountable)
- gangrene
- Synonym: koudvuur
Derived terms
- gangreneus