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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.
Other 51Թ Forms
- putrefactive adjective
- putrefacient adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of putrefaction1
Example Sentences
“At death, virus replication stops and putrefaction and heat begins to neutralize live virus,” he said.
The putrefaction of flesh caused many corpses to inflate.
Gut bacteria, especially a class of microbes called Clostridia, spread through your organs and digest you from the inside out in a process called putrefaction.
"He's in the putrefaction stage now, because of the water."
“But this operation is already powerless to help the Kyiv regime, which has now advanced to the stage of post-mortem putrefaction. Nothing could regalvanize its corpse at this point.”
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