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What does putrefaction mean?

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Noun
  1. The act of causing to rot; the anaerobic splitting of proteins by bacteria and fungi with the formation of malodorous, incompletely oxidized products.
  2. Rotten material.
  3. The state of being rotten.
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Also evident is the advanced state of putrefaction for what is passed off as political thought in the United States.
To do otherwise would merely cultivate an artificial scab over the putrefaction beneath.
Pausing for a moment before it strode forward, one of the five monsters spoke, the stench of putrefaction heavy upon its breath.
Every time you scratch the surface, a terrifying smell of putrefaction comes out.
Just pop this disc in the player and you'll have all the putrefaction you could ask for.
As soon as a gap to the underlying chamber was opened, the unmistakable stench associated with putrefaction became terribly evident.

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