putrefactive
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This makes food acidic and prevents the growth of putrefactive and pathogenic bacteria.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 4, 2023
The conquerors of those otherwise triumphant Martians were, he reported, "the putrefactive and disease bacteria against which their systems were unprepared."
From Salon ● Nov. 26, 2021
The other characters were marvels not just of makeup but also of comic sympathy; Sherman Klump and his pudgy, putrefactive family had humor and heart.
From Time Magazine Archive
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What is commonly called "ptomaine poisoning" is poisoning from foods which contain putrefactive bacteria.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Convalescent Diet.—The diets recommended for use during convalescence from other intestinal disorders may serve here, reducing, however, the allowance of meat, since meat proteins are particularly susceptible to attacks of putrefactive bacteria.
From Dietetics for Nurses by Fairfax T. Proudfit