putrefaction

noun

pu·tre·fac·tion ˌpyü-trə-ˈfak-shən How to pronounce putrefaction (audio)

: the decomposition of organic matter

especially : the typically anaerobic splitting of proteins by bacteria and fungi with the formation of foul-smelling incompletely oxidized products

: the state of being putrefied : corruption

putrefactive

ˌpyü-trə-ˈfak-tiv How to pronounce putrefaction (audio)

adjective

Example Sentences

clearing the refrigerator of what the previous tenant had left behind was like taking a course in the advanced putrefaction of leftovers

Recent Examples on the Web In one somber composition, a pair of pumpkins, long past putrefaction, approach fossilization.

Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2022 Decomposition brings with it gases and odors and scavengers, which can be disturbing and unpleasant for the living, but putrefaction itself is not a source of disease.

Lisa Wells, Harper's Magazine, 28 Sep. 2021 The globe is smooth, the hand strokes its polished, multicolored surface, under the blue of distant waters and islands there is bleeding and putrefaction.

Claudio Magris, Harper's Magazine, 25 May 2021 Such a consistent putrefaction pattern also comes as a surprise to others on the trail of early animal evolution.

Katherine Harmon, Scientific American, 31 Jan. 2010 The putrefaction of the university, and of elite American and European culture more generally, has made the task of rebuilding liberal institutions an urgent one.

Bruce Gilley, WSJ, 7 Oct. 2020 At its peak of putrefaction, the region featured more than two dozen horse-rendering plants, fish oil factories and garbage incinerators, turning Dead Horse Bay into one of New York’s most foul-smelling stretches of navigable water.

Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Aug. 2020 His job had been to excavate the bomb shelters and basements to remove the rotting corpses before the entire city started to stink of human putrefaction.

Rachel Lance, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Mar. 2020 All three methods delay the process of putrefaction.

The Economist, 4 Oct. 2019 See More

单词	putrefaction
释义	putrefaction noun pu·tre·fac·tion ˌpyü-trə-ˈfak-shən 1 : the decomposition of organic matter especially : the typically anaerobic splitting of proteins by bacteria and fungi with the formation of foul-smelling incompletely oxidized products 2 : the state of being putrefied : corruption putrefactive ˌpyü-trə-ˈfak-tiv adjective Synonyms breakdown corruption decay decomposition festering putrescence rot spoilage See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences clearing the refrigerator of what the previous tenant had left behind was like taking a course in the advanced putrefaction of leftovers Recent Examples on the Web In one somber composition, a pair of pumpkins, long past putrefaction, approach fossilization. Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2022 Decomposition brings with it gases and odors and scavengers, which can be disturbing and unpleasant for the living, but putrefaction itself is not a source of disease. Lisa Wells, Harper's Magazine, 28 Sep. 2021 The globe is smooth, the hand strokes its polished, multicolored surface, under the blue of distant waters and islands there is bleeding and putrefaction. Claudio Magris, Harper's Magazine, 25 May 2021 Such a consistent putrefaction pattern also comes as a surprise to others on the trail of early animal evolution. Katherine Harmon, Scientific American, 31 Jan. 2010 The putrefaction of the university, and of elite American and European culture more generally, has made the task of rebuilding liberal institutions an urgent one. Bruce Gilley, WSJ, 7 Oct. 2020 At its peak of putrefaction, the region featured more than two dozen horse-rendering plants, fish oil factories and garbage incinerators, turning Dead Horse Bay into one of New York’s most foul-smelling stretches of navigable water. Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Aug. 2020 His job had been to excavate the bomb shelters and basements to remove the rotting corpses before the entire city started to stink of human putrefaction. Rachel Lance, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Mar. 2020 All three methods delay the process of putrefaction. The Economist, 4 Oct. 2019 See More Word History Etymology Middle English putrefaccion, from Late Latin putrefaction-, putrefactio, from Latin putrefacere First Known Use 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Medical Definition putrefaction noun pu·tre·fac·tion ˌpyü-trə-ˈfak-shən 1 : the decomposition of organic matter especially : the typically anaerobic splitting of proteins by bacteria and fungi with the formation of foul-smelling incompletely oxidized products 2 : the state of being putrefied putrefaction noun as in decomposition the process by which dead organic matter separates into simpler substances clearing the refrigerator of what the previous tenant had left behind was like taking a course in the advanced putrefaction of leftovers Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance decomposition decay fermentation putrescence spoilage rot disintegration corruption festering breakdown crumbling dissolution curdling souring moldering Antonyms & Near Antonyms maturation growth ripening
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