putrefaction
/ˌpjuːtɹəˈfækʃən/
putrefaction noun: the act of causing to rot; the anaerobic splitting of proteins by bacteria and fungi with the formation of malodorous, incompletely oxidized products.
Noun
putrefaction (countable and uncountable, plural putrefactions)
- The act of causing to rot; the anaerobic splitting of proteins by bacteria and fungi with the formation of malodorous, incompletely oxidized products.
- Rotten material.
- The state of being rotten.
putrefaction meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and Malayalam
putrefaction in Hindi
- putrefaction
- पूति pūti
putrefaction in Tamil
- அழுகல், அழுகுதல், நொதித்தல், பதனழிவு, புரதச்சிதைவு
putrefaction in Bengali
- পচন, পচানি
putrefaction in Malayalam
- ചീയൽ, ദ്രവത്വം, അഴുകൽ, ജീർണ്ണിക്കൽ
More languagesFewer languages
- putrefaction in Kannada
- ಕೊಳೆತ koḷeta
- putrefaction in Sanskrit
- पूति pū́ti
- putrefaction in Tagalog
- kabulukan
Forms of putrefaction
| plural | putrefactions |
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Origin of putrefaction
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”)
Words formed from putrefaction
Questions about putrefaction
- What does putrefaction mean?
- Putrefaction means the act of causing to rot; the anaerobic splitting of proteins by bacteria and fungi with the formation of malodorous, incompletely oxidized products.
- What is putrefaction in Hindi?
- Putrefaction in Hindi is पूति (pūti). See Putrefaction meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is putrefaction?
- Putrefaction is a noun.
- How do you pronounce putrefaction?
- Putrefaction is pronounced /ˌpjuːtɹəˈfækʃən/.
- What is the plural of putrefaction?
- The plural of putrefaction is putrefactions.
Words near putrefaction in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: putrefaction (page history and authors); पूति (Hindi) (page history and authors); putrefaction (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); putrefaction (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); putrefaction (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ಕೊಳೆತ (Kannada) (page history and authors); पूति (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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