the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
v. To affect with necrosis; to undergo necrosis.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
To be or become affected with necrosis.
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v. undergo necrosis
Word Usage
"Actinomycin D was so toxic that it had to be heavily diluted in saline; if even minute amounts leaked out of the veins, then the skin around the leak would necrose and turn black."