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

What is commonly called "ptomaine poisoning" is poisoning from foods which contain putrefactive bacteria.

From Time Magazine Archive

The saliva, or moisture of the mouth, undergoes a putrefactive change, and becomes the fertile soil in which a certain minute fungus has its growth.

From A Treatise on Physiology and Hygiene For Educational Institutions and General Readers by Hutchison, Joseph Chrisman