putrefaction
Example Sentences
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“The putrefaction of the dead animals caused a strong odor that further increased the poor conditions of those still living,” wrote the police, in a translated statement from the news release.
From Fox News
Receptors are tuned to detect a few basic odors apiece: some detect geranium petals or pine needles, while others detect the by-products of putrefaction.
From Scientific American
The advent of plumbing is what led to the putrefaction of the canals of Venice, as the waste that accumulated in septic systems had nowhere else to go.
From The New Yorker
The place reeked of death and s—, a stink of putrefaction that surely profaned the very nostrils of God.
From Seattle Times
In her book released this month, Cattaneo described "a carpet of human silhouettes that stretched out across the area of the hold ... almost all face down, some in a fetal position, many swollen with putrefaction."
From Fox News
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
