PUTREFACTION Synonyms: 18 Similar and Opposite Words

putrefaction

noun

ˌpyü-trə-ˈfak-shən

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

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Recent Examples on the Web At the third month, the samples showed areas of mummification at the abdomen within a general context of initial putrefaction. —

Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 12 June 2015 At the first month, initial putrefaction had started, and hindlegs were partly skeletonized. —

Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 12 June 2015 It’s autolysis and putrefaction that cause things like discoloration and other skin changes, as well as bloating. —

Alison Klesman, Discover Magazine, 29 Sep. 2021 Those oozing hills shift, belch, and mist their surroundings with the odor of putrefaction. —

Curbed, 12 Aug. 2022 See all Example Sentences for putrefaction

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