putrefaction
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See also: putréfaction
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
First attested between 1350 and 1400 from Middle English putrefaccioun, from Old French putrefaccïon, from Latin putrefactiō, from putrefactus, perfect passive participle of putrefaciō (“become rotten”)[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
putrefaction (countable and uncountable, plural putrefactions)
- The act of causing to rot; the anaerobic splitting of proteins by bacteria and fungi with the formation of malodorous, incompletely oxidized products.
- Rotten material.
- The state of being rotten.
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Translations[edit]
the act of causing to rot
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rotted material
the state of being rotted
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References[edit]
Old French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin putrefactiō.
Noun[edit]
putrefaction oblique singular, f (oblique plural putrefactions, nominative singular putrefaction, nominative plural putrefactions)
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