Putrefaction
[,pjuːtrɪ'fækʃ(ə)n] or [ˌpjutrəˈfækʃən]
Definition
(noun.) a state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor.
Editor: Rena--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) The act or the process of putrefying; the offensive decay of albuminous or other matter.
(n.) The condition of being putrefied; also, that which putrefied.
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Examples
- Presently a smoke rose about our feet--a smoke that smelled of all the dead things of earth, of all the putrefaction and corruption imaginable. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Of course it took time to penetrate into the meat, but the first superficial penetration stopped the injurious effects of germs which set up putrefaction. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- Eight out of the twenty showed signs of putrefaction. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- To prevent putrefaction the solution should be copiously applied to the object treated. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- In case the necks were broken (to be again sealed immediately), the air would rush in, and (if it held the requisite micro-organisms) furnish the conditi ons for putrefaction. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
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