Putrefaction - English meaning

Putrefaction – definitions in English dictionary

noun
The process of decay or rotting in a body or other organic matter.
Usage examples:
The breeze shifted and we caught the stench of putrefaction

noun
The state of decaying

腐败, 腐败物

Verrotting, Rotting, Bederf

Putréfaction

Fäulnis, Verwesung

सड़न, भ्रष्टाचार, गलन, सड़ांध

Putrefazione, Marciume

부패, 작용, 부패물

Гниение, Разложение, Гнилость, Моральное разложение

Putrefacción

Word origin

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

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adjective
Relating to or causing decay.
Usage examples:
They were killed by the putrefactive bacteria

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