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putrefaction
[ pyoo-truh-fak-shuhn ]
noun
- the act or process of putrefying; the anaerobic decomposition of organic matter by bacteria and fungi that results in obnoxiously odorous products; rotting.
- the state of being putrefied; decay.
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Other Words From
- putre·factive pu·tre·fa·cient [pyoo-tr, uh, -, fey, -sh, uh, nt], adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of putrefaction1
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Example Sentences
Her hands were shaking, slick and black with subdead putrefaction.
From The Daily Beast
Diminished hydrochloric acid favors intestinal putrefaction.
From Project Gutenberg
Molds, however, in feeding do cause chemical changes which result in decay or putrefaction.
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In the pancreas after putrefaction, and in the fces of typhus patients, no skatol was found.
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Ammonia is derived from the putrefaction of animal and vegetable substances.
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Sudden putrefaction of meat takes place at a temperature of thirty-five degrees below zero.
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