The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Gangrenous \Gan"gre*nous\, a. [Cf. F. gangr['e]neux.] Affected by, or produced by, gangrene; of the nature of gangrene. [1913 Webster]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
gangrenous adj 1: suffering from tissue death [syn: gangrenous, mortified]