"putrefaction" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌpjuːtɹəˈfækʃən/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-putrefaction.wav Forms: putrefactions [plural]
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”) Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*puH-}}, {{inh|en|enm|putrefaccioun}} Middle English putrefaccioun, {{der|en|fro|putrefaccïon}} Old French putrefaccïon, {{der|en|la|putrefactiō}} Latin putrefactiō Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} putrefaction (countable and uncountable, plural putrefactions)
  1. The act of causing to rot; the anaerobic splitting of proteins by bacteria and fungi with the formation of malodorous, incompletely oxidized products. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (the act of causing to rot): σῆψις (sêpsis) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), гніе́нне (hnijénnje) [neuter] (Belarusian), гниене (gniene) [neuter] (Bulgarian), 腐敗 /腐败 (fǔbài) (Chinese Mandarin), verrotting [feminine] (Dutch), mädätys (Finnish), mädättäminen (Finnish), mädännyttäminen (Finnish), putréfaction [feminine] (French), putrefacción [masculine] (Galician), Fäulnis [feminine] (German), Verwesung [feminine] (German), Verrottung [feminine] (German), Zersetzung [feminine] (German), Putrefaktion [feminine] (German), Putreszenz [feminine] (German), Verjauchung [feminine] (German), σήψη (sípsi) [feminine] (Greek), αποσύνθεση (aposýnthesi) [feminine] (Greek), σάπισμα (sápisma) [neuter] (Greek), putro (Ido), Fuulnis [German-Low-German, feminine] (Low German), gnicie [neuter] (Polish), putrefação [feminine] (Portuguese), putrefacție [feminine] (Romanian), putreziciune [feminine] (Romanian), гние́ние (gnijénije) [neuter] (Russian), putrefacción [feminine] (Spanish), podre [feminine] (Spanish), podredumbre [feminine] (Spanish), pudrimiento [masculine] (Spanish), podrimiento [masculine] (Spanish), podredura [feminine] (Spanish), pudrición [feminine] (Spanish), förruttnelse [common-gender] (Swedish), гниття́ (hnyttjá) [neuter] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-putrefaction-en-noun-hptTTClc Disambiguation of 'the act of causing to rot': 92 1 7
  2. Rotten material. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (rotted material): гнилоч (gniloč) [feminine] (Bulgarian), mätä (Finnish), podremia [feminine] (Galician), podrén [feminine] (Galician), podredume [feminine] (Galician), tābēs [feminine] (Latin), гниль (gnilʹ) [feminine] (Russian), гнильё (gnilʹjó) [neuter] (Russian), гниль (hnylʹ) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-putrefaction-en-noun-m2eYE6cP Disambiguation of 'rotted material': 23 57 20
  3. The state of being rotten. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (the state of being rotted): гнилост (gnilost) [feminine] (Bulgarian), mädäntyminen (Finnish), mätäneminen (Finnish), whakaeronga (Maori), гние́ние (gnijénije) [neuter] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-putrefaction-en-noun--aFGJjsK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Belarusian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German Low German translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Ido translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 1 73 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 13 2 86 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 28 2 70 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 1 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 26 9 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Belarusian translations: 15 4 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 18 5 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 17 3 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 17 5 79 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 17 2 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 17 5 79 Disambiguation of Terms with German Low German translations: 15 7 78 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 15 5 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 23 3 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Ido translations: 14 2 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 14 2 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 24 4 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 17 5 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 18 4 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 17 4 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 17 5 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 12 2 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 16 2 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 16 4 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 15 4 81 Disambiguation of 'the state of being rotted': 7 3 90
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (topical): Biology Related terms: putrescent, putrefactive, putrefacient, putrefy, putrid
Disambiguation of Biology: 0 0 0

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      "sense": "the act of causing to rot",
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      "sense": "the act of causing to rot",
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      "word": "гниття́"
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      "sense": "rotted material",
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      "word": "mätä"
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      "sense": "rotted material",
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      "word": "tābēs"
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