putrefy /pūˈtri-fī/

1. To cause to rot
2. To corrupt

To rot

putrefacient /-fāˈshənt/ adjective

Causing putrefaction

putrefaction /-fakˈshən/ noun

Rotting

putrefacˈtive adjective

putrefīˈable adjective

putrescence /-tresˈəns/ noun

Incipient rottenness

putrescˈent adjective

putrescˈible adjective and noun

putrescˈine /-ēn or -in/ noun

A substance, H₂N(CH₂)₄NH₂, formed during the putrefaction of flesh (also called 1,4-diaminobūˈtane)

puˈtrid adjective

1. Rotten
2. Disgusting
3. Wretchedly bad (informal)

putridˈity or puˈtridness noun

puˈtridly adverb

putrid fever noun (obsolete medicine)

Typhus

• Christmas tree
• Christmasy
• Christocentric
• Christogram
• Christolatry
• Christological
• Christologist
• Christology
• christom
• christoms
• christophanies
• christophany
• christophene
• christophenes
• christophine
• christophines
• Christ's-thorn
• Christy
• Christy minstrel
• chroma
• chromakey
• chromakeys
• chromas
• chromat-
• chromate