putréfaction

See also: putrefaction

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin putrefactiōnem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /py.tʁe.fak.sjɔ̃/

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Noun

putréfaction f (plural putréfactions)

1. putrefaction

   Synonym: décomposition

Related terms

• putréfier

Descendants

• → Turkish: pütrifikasyon

Further reading

• “putréfaction”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.