Putrefaction

Noun

 * 1) the act of causing to rot; the anaerobic splitting of proteins by bacteria and fungi with the formation of malodorous, incompletely oxidized products
 * 2) rotted material
 * 3) the state of being rotted

Related terms

 * putrescent
 * putrefactive
 * putrefacient
 * putrefy
 * putrid

Thesaurus
caries, carrion, decay, decomposition, dry rot, foulness, gangrene, mortification, necrosis, putrescence, putridity, putridness, rancidity, rancidness, rankness, rot, rottenness, slough, sphacelation, sphacelus, spoilage, tooth decay

Etymology
Coined between 1350 and 1400 from putrefaccioun: from  putrefactio:, from putrefactus:, perfect passive participle of putrefacio:

Translations

 * French:
 * Greek: σήψη,, σάπισμα


 * Ido: putro