putrefaction

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putrefaction

/ˌpjuːtɹəˈfækʃən/

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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”)

noun putrefactions

countable, uncountable The act of causing to rot; the anaerobic splitting of proteins by bacteria and fungi with the formation of malodorous, incompletely oxidized products.
countable, uncountable Rotten material.
countable, uncountable The state of being rotten.

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noun the act of causing to rot

Español	putrefacción, podre, podredumbre, pudrimiento, podrimiento, podredura
中文	腐敗 /腐败 fǔbài
Português	putrefação
Français	putréfaction
Deutsch	Fäulnis, Verwesung, Verrottung, Zersetzung, Putrefaktion, Putreszenz
Ελληνικά	σήψη sípsi, αποσύνθεση aposýnthesi, σάπισμα sápisma
Română	putrefacție, putreziciune
Русский	гние́ние gnijénije

noun rotted material

Русский	гниль gnilʹ, гнильё gnilʹjó

noun the state of being rotted

Русский	гние́ние gnijénije

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@misc{putrefaction_2026,
  title = {putrefaction},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/putrefaction},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}