putrefaction

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English

Etymology

Coined between 1350 and 1400 from Middle English putrefaccioun, from Latin putrefactiō, from putrefactus, perfect passive participle of putrefaciō (“become rotten”)

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˌpjuːtrəˈfækʃən/

Noun

putrefaction (plural putrefactions)

1. the act of causing to rot; the anaerobic splitting of proteins by bacteria and fungi with the formation of malodorous, incompletely oxidized products
2. rotted material
3. the state of being rotted

Related terms

• putrescent
• putrefactive
• putrefacient
• putrefy
• putrid

Translations

the act of causing to rot

• French: putréfaction (fr) f
• Greek: σήψη (el) (sípsi) f, αποσύνθεση (el) (aposýnthesi) f, σάπισμα (el) (sápisma) n

• Ido: putro
• Swedish: förruttnelse (sv) c

rotted material

• Russian: гниль (ru) (gnilʹ) f, гнильё (ru) (gnilʹjó) n

the state of being rotted

• Maori: whakaeronga (mi)
• Russian: гниение (ru) (gnijénije) n