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putrefaction
[ pyoo-truh-fak-shuhn ]
/ ˌpyu trəˈfæk ʃən /
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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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Origin of putrefaction
OTHER WORDS FROM putrefaction
pu·tre·fac·tive, pu·tre·fa·cient [pyoo-truh-fey-shuhnt], /ˌpyu trəˈfeɪ ʃənt/, adjectiveWords nearby putrefaction
put out to grass, put over, put paid to, put-put, Putrajaya, putrefaction, putrefy, putrescent, putrescible, putrescine, putrid
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