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Grammar : Noun
Spell : pyoo-truh-fak-shuh n
Phonetic Transcription : ˌpyu trəˈfæk ʃən



Definition of putrefaction

Origin :
  • c.1400, from Old French putrefaction (14c.), from Latin putrefactionem (nominative putrefactio), noun of action from past participle stem of putrefacere "to make rotten," from putrere "to be rotten" (see putrid) + facere "to make, do" (see factitious).
  • noun decay
Example sentences :
  • Finding no matter liable to putrefaction to work on, it acts upon the best qualities of the flour, which it alters and corrupts.
  • Extract from : « The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, » by Mary Eaton
  • The pews of the congregation are raised upon foundations of putrefaction.
  • Extract from : « The Stranger in France » by John Carr
  • But he did not and he could not know the meaning of putrefaction itself.
  • Extract from : « Fragments of science, V. 1-2 » by John Tyndall
  • It is the month of July, and the weather is favourable to putrefaction.
  • Extract from : « Fragments of science, V. 1-2 » by John Tyndall
  • It was cold and stiff, and putrefaction had already begun its work.
  • Extract from : « In Court and Kampong » by Hugh Clifford
  • So ripe olives, when they are next to putrefaction, then are they in their proper beauty.
  • Extract from : « Meditations » by Marcus Aurelius
  • Then we are to find out if that air be generated by putrefaction.
  • Extract from : « On the uncertainty of the signs of murder in the case of bastard children » by William Hunter
  • An abominable odor, the stench of putrefaction, greeted my nostrils.
  • Extract from : « Original Short Stories, Volume 12 (of 13) » by Guy de Maupassant
  • Is the putrefaction of my filthy old carcase on the wind yet?
  • Extract from : « Valentine M'Clutchy, The Irish Agent » by William Carleton
  • This is apparent to the senses in animals generated from putrefaction.
  • Extract from : « The Ethics of Medical Homicide and Mutilation » by Austin O'Malley

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