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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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To do otherwise would merely cultivate an artificial scab over the putrefaction beneath.
The air was stuffy and there was an unbearable stench of blood and putrefaction.
As soon as a gap to the underlying chamber was opened, the unmistakable stench associated with putrefaction became terribly evident.
Burrowing behind the putrefaction that lines the intestinal walls, they consume and destroy harmful microorganisms.
It appears to be the remains of a dog, in a moderate state of putrefaction.
Also evident is the advanced state of putrefaction for what is passed off as political thought in the United States.

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