putrefaction
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trəˈfæk noun
1.
the act or process of putrefying; the anaerobic decomposition of organic matter by bacteria and fungi that results in obnoxiously odorous products; rotting.
2.
the state of being putrefied; decay.
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World English Dictionary
putrefy (ˈpjuːtrɪˌfaɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb , -fies, -fying, -fied | |
| (of organic matter) to decompose or rot with an offensive smell | |
| [C15: from Old French putrefier + Latin putrefacere, from puter rotten + facere to make] | |
| putrefaction | |
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| putre'factive | |
| —adj | |
| putrefacient | |
| —adj | |
| 'putrefiable | |
| —adj | |
| 'putrefier | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
putrefaction
c.1400, from O.Fr. putrefaction (14c.), from L. putrefactionem (nom. putrefactio), from putrefactus, pp. of putrefacere "to make rotten," from putrere "to be rotten" (see putrid) + facere "to make, do" (see factitious).
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
putrefaction pu·tre·fac·tion (py&oomacr;'trə-fāk'shən)
n.
Decomposition of organic matter, especially protein, by microorganisms, resulting in production of foul-smelling matter.
Putrefied matter.
The condition of being putrefied.
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Example sentences
Here were gore-spattered battles and scenes of putrefaction and disease.
Neutral buffered formalin is used to stabilize protein in fresh tissue, and prevent autolysis and putrefaction.
It hinders and prevents fermentation, the souring of milk and the putrefaction of milk.
Damaged cells, through putrefaction, take the pressure off healthy cells allowing cell division or healing.
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