- putrefacient
- pu·tre·fa·cient
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putrefacient
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putrefacient — adjective /ˌpyutrəˈfeɪʃənt/ Of, pertaining to, or causing putrefaction … Wiktionary
putrefacient — adjective causing or promoting bacterial putrefaction • Syn: ↑putrefactive • Similar to: ↑septic, ↑infected • Derivationally related forms: ↑putrefy, ↑putrefy (for … Useful english dictionary
putrefactive — adjective causing or promoting bacterial putrefaction • Syn: ↑putrefacient • Similar to: ↑septic, ↑infected • Derivationally related forms: ↑putrefy (for: ↑putre … Useful english dictionary
pu|tre|fi|er — «PYOO truh FY uhr», noun. = putrefacient. (Cf. ↑putrefacient) … Useful english dictionary
putrefaction — putrefactive, putrefacient /pyooh treuh fay sheuhnt/, adj. /pyooh treuh fak sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or process of putrefying; the anaerobic decomposition of organic matter by bacteria and fungi that results in obnoxiously odorous products; rotting … Universalium
putrefaction — noun /ˌpyutrəˈfækʃən/ a) the act of causing to rot; the anaerobic splitting of proteins by bacteria and fungi with the formation of malodorous, incompletely oxidized products b) rotted material See Also … Wiktionary
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rotting — Synonyms and related words: bad, cankered, carious, corrupt, decayed, decomposed, festering, foul, gangrened, gangrenous, gone bad, mortified, necrosed, necrotic, peccant, putrefacient, putrefactive, putrefied, putrescent, putrid, rotten,… … Moby Thesaurus
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