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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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Putrefactive
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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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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.
putrefactive pu·tre·fac·tive (py&oomacr;'trə-fāk'tĭv)
adj.
Bringing about putrefaction.
Of, relating to, or characterized by putrefaction.
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