antiputrefactive

adjective

Counteracting, or preserving from, putrefaction; antiseptic.

Scrabble 26

Meanings

adjectiveantiputrefactive (comparative more antiputrefactive, superlative most antiputrefactive)

comparative more antiputrefactive · superlative most antiputrefactive

  1. Counteracting, or preserving from, putrefaction; antiseptic.

    Synonyms: antiputrescent

nounantiputrefactive (plural antiputrefactives)

plural antiputrefactives

  1. Any substance preventing putrefaction.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveCounteracting, or preserving from, putrefaction; antiseptic.

Origin

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APA

antiputrefactive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antiputrefactive

MLA

“antiputrefactive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antiputrefactive. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antiputrefactive,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antiputrefactive.

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