OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 20915

putrefaction

/ˌpjuːtɹəˈfækʃən/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
podre • podredumbre • podredura • podrimiento • pudrición • pudrimiento • putrefacción
The act of causing to rot; the anaerobic splitting of proteins by bacteria and fungi with the formation of malodorous, incompletely oxidized products.
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