Definitions

putrefaction

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

NOUN

decay

Synonyms

STRONG

adulteration atrophy blight breakdown caries consumption corrosion decadence decline decomposition decrease decrepitude degeneracy degeneration depreciation deterioration dilapidation disintegration disrepair dissolution downfall dying extinction fading failing gangrene impairment mortification putrescence putridity putridness rot rottenness rotting ruin ruination rust senescence spoilage spoilation wasting withering

WEAK

crumbling perishing wasting away

Antonyms

STRONG

ascent betterment building combination construction development growth improvement increase morality rise

Example Sentences

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Putrefaction, man's constant companion, is treated under the general heading "Vilenesses Various," including paragraphs on "Bad Breath and Toothpicks," "Plate and Knife Licking" and "Discarded Hairs and Nails."

From Time Magazine Archive

Then followed Putrefaction, necessary for the germination of the seed which had been produced by calcination, dissolution, and conjunction.

From The Story of Alchemy and the Beginnings of Chemistry by Muir, M. M. Pattison

Putrefaction and decay are also the same in nature.

From The Arena Volume 18, No. 93, August, 1897 by Various

Putrefaction appears in from one to three days after death, as a greenish-blue discoloration of the abdomen; in the drowned, over the head and face.

From Aids to Forensic Medicine and Toxicology by Robertson, W. G. Aitchison (William George Aitchison )

Putrefaction of the body is retarded by arsenic.

From Aids to Forensic Medicine and Toxicology by Robertson, W. G. Aitchison (William George Aitchison )

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