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Definitions for putrefactive
-ˈfeɪ ʃəntpu·tre·fac·tive

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. putrefactive, putrefacientadjective

    causing or promoting bacterial putrefaction

Wiktionary

  1. putrefactiveadjective

    Of, pertaining to, or causing putrefaction

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Putrefactiveadjective

    Making rotten.

    Etymology: from putrefacio, Lat.

    They make putrefactive generations, conformable unto seminal productions. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours.

    If the bone be corrupted, the putrefactive smell will discover it. Richard Wiseman, Surgery.

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  1. putrefactive

    Putrefactive refers to the process of decay or rotting in a body or other organic matter, usually accompanied by a foul smell. This process is typically caused by the action of bacteria or fungi and is characterized by the breakdown of complex organic components.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Putrefactiveadjective

    of or pertaining to putrefaction; as, the putrefactive smell or process

  2. Putrefactiveadjective

    causing, or tending to promote, putrefaction

  3. Etymology: [Cf. putrfactif. See Putrefy.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of putrefactive in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of putrefactive in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2


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