putrefacient

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US/ˌpjutɹəˈfeɪʃənt/

adjective

Of, pertaining to, or causing putrefaction.

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putrefactivesepticinfected
OriginLatin pūtrefacient →
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Meanings

adjectiveputrefacient (comparative more putrefacient, superlative most putrefacient)

comparative more putrefacient · superlative most putrefacient

  1. Of, pertaining to, or causing putrefaction.
nounputrefacient (plural putrefacients)

plural putrefacients

  1. That which causes putrefaction.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivecausing or promoting bacterial putrefaction

Similar
putrefactivesepticinfected
Also see
decayeddozyputrefactiverotten

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinpūtrefacient
  2. Latinpūtrefacient
  3. Englishputrefacient

Borrowed from Latin pūtrefacient.

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APA

putrefacient. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/putrefacient

MLA

“putrefacient.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/putrefacient. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “putrefacient,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/putrefacient.

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