putrefy

Example Sentences

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A: Obviously, meat will putrefy and smell awful.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 28, 2023

They attract rats, flies and other pests and tend to putrefy rather than break down, causing nasty smells, according to the Riverside County guide.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2020

By the time your meat would encounter enough bacteria to be able to "putrefy," it has long since been absorbed in the small intestine.

From US News • May 12, 2015

So anytime you encounter the term "putrefy" in a description of the digestive process, file it away under "scare tactic" rather than "scientific fact."

From US News • May 12, 2015

After several weeks, their skin began to putrefy and flake off.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden