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putrefaction

[pyoo-truh-fak-shuhn] / ˌpju trəˈfæk ʃən /


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“At death, virus replication stops and putrefaction and heat begins to neutralize live virus,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 20, 2024

"He's in the putrefaction stage now, because of the water."

From BBC Sep. 17, 2023

Roman's fans cite small acts of sensitivity and caring as evidence of goodness hiding inside his rotten core, struggling to escape the putrefaction.

From Salon May 20, 2023

“It is a laborious process because generally the bodies are in a putrefaction stage, many individual characteristics have been lost,” Pachar said.

From Seattle Times Oct. 4, 2021

Liquid putrefaction like drowned things floating like pale rubber flabbily filled getting the odor of honeysuckle all mixed up.

From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner




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