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putrefaction

Pronunciation: /ˌpjuːtrɪˈfakʃ(ə)n/

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Definition of putrefaction

noun

[mass noun]
  • the process of decay or rotting in a body or other organic matter: the breeze shifted and we caught the stench of putrefaction

Origin:

late Middle English: from Old French, or from late Latin putrefactio(n-), from putrefacere 'make rotten' (see putrefy)

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