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Putrefaction

Putrefaction Meaning & Definition
Putrefaction Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Putrefaction?

[n] (biology) decaying caused by bacterial or fungal action
[n] decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor

Synonyms | Synonyms for Putrefaction: decomposition | rot | rot | rotting

Related Terms | Find terms related to Putrefaction:

See Also | corruption | decay | decay | putrescence | putridness | rottenness

Putrefaction In Webster's Dictionary

\Pu`tre*fac"tion\, n. [L. putrefactio: cf. F. putr['e]faction. See {Putrefy}.] 1. The act or the process of putrefying; the offensive decay of albuminous or other matter. Note: Putrefaction is a complex phenomenon involving a multiplicity of chemical reactions, always accompanied by, and without doubt caused by, bacteria and vibriones; hence, putrefaction is a form of fermentation, and is sometimes called putrefaction fermentative. Putrefaction is not possible under conditions that preclude the development of living organisms. Many of the products of putrefaction are powerful poisons, and are called cadaveric poisons, or ptoma["i]nes. 2. The condition of being putrefied; also, that which putrefied. ``Putrefaction's breath.'' --Shelley.

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