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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Putrefaction

· Pu·tre·fac·tion · IPA /ˌpjuːtɹəˈfækʃən/
01 n. The act or the process of putrefying; the offensive decay of albuminous or other matter.
  1. 1.
    The act or the process of putrefying; the offensive decay of albuminous or other matter.
  2. 2.
    The condition of being putrefied; also, that which putrefied.