putrefaction
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.
Related terms edit
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)