putrefaction en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌpjuːtɹəˈfækʃən/
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Etymology
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”)
Meanings
- (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.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| putrefactions | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Relateds
putrefacient · putrefactive · putrefy · putrescent · putrid
Translations (52)
de Zersetzung (the act of causing to rot) · de Verjauchung (the act of causing to rot) · es podre (the act of causing to rot) · ru гнильё (rotted material) · pl gnicie (the act of causing to rot) · mi whakaeronga (the state of being rotted) · pl zgnilizna (rotted material) · sv förruttnelse (the act of causing to rot) · ru гние́ние (the state of being rotted) · ru гниль (rotted material) · bg гнилост (the state of being rotted) · de Putrefaktion (the act of causing to rot) · grc σῆψις (the act of causing to rot) · pt putrefação (the act of causing to rot) · el σήψη (the act of causing to rot) · cmn 腐敗 /腐败 (the act of causing to rot) · nds-de Fuulnis (the act of causing to rot) · gl podredume (rotted material) · ro putreziciune (the act of causing to rot) · fi mädätys (the act of causing to rot) · el αποσύνθεση (the act of causing to rot) · gl putrefacción (the act of causing to rot) · es putrefacción (the act of causing to rot) · gl podrén (rotted material) · fi mädännyttäminen (the act of causing to rot) · bg гнилоч (rotted material) · es podredura (the act of causing to rot) · be гніе́нне (the act of causing to rot) · es podredumbre (the act of causing to rot) · de Verwesung (the act of causing to rot) · de Fäulnis (the act of causing to rot) · uk гниття́ (the act of causing to rot) · de Putreszenz (the act of causing to rot) · fi mätäneminen (the state of being rotted) · ru гние́ние (the act of causing to rot) · el σάπισμα (the act of causing to rot) · ro putrefacție (the act of causing to rot) · tl kabulukan (the act of causing to rot) · fi mädättäminen (the act of causing to rot) · fi mätä (rotted material) · de Verrottung (the act of causing to rot) · la tābēs (rotted material) · es pudrición (the act of causing to rot) · io putro (the act of causing to rot) · bg гниене (the act of causing to rot) · gl podremia (rotted material) · uk гниль (rotted material) · es podrimiento (the act of causing to rot) · fr putréfaction (the act of causing to rot) · es pudrimiento (the act of causing to rot) · fi mädäntyminen (the state of being rotted) · nl verrotting (the act of causing to rot)