putrefacción

Definitions of putrefacción
  1. noun
    (biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action
    synonyms: descomposición, podredumbre, pudrición, pudrimiento
  2. noun
    a state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor
    synonyms: podredumbre
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    types:
    podredumbre
    in a state of progressive putrefaction
    type of:
    corrupción
    an inferior state resulting from the process of decaying
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