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putrefaction

[ pyoo-truh-fak-shuhn ]

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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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ±è³Üt°ù±ð·´Ú²¹³¦î€ƒt¾±±¹±ð ±è³Ü·³Ù°ù±ð·´Ú²¹Â·³¦¾±±ð²Ô³Ù [pyoo-tr, uh, -, fey, -sh, uh, nt], adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of putrefaction1

1350–1400; Middle English < Late Latin ±è³Ü³Ù°ù±ð´Ú²¹³¦³Ù¾±Å²Ô- (stem of ±è³Ü³Ù°ù±ð´Ú²¹³¦³Ù¾±Å ) a rotting, equivalent to Latin putrefact ( us ) (past participle of putrefacere to putrefy ) + -¾±Å²Ô- -ion
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“At death, virus replication stops and putrefaction and heat begins to neutralize live virus,†he said.

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The putrefaction of flesh caused many corpses to inflate.

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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.

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"He's in the putrefaction stage now, because of the water."

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“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.â€

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