putrefaction
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“At death, virus replication stops and putrefaction and heat begins to neutralize live virus,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2024
The putrefaction of flesh caused many corpses to inflate.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 27, 2023
Gut bacteria, especially a class of microbes called Clostridia, spread through your organs and digest you from the inside out in a process called putrefaction.
From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2023
"He's in the putrefaction stage now, because of the water."
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2023
This deathly exhalation from the shell-holes seems to be a mixture of chloroform and putrefaction, and fills us with nausea and retching.
From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque
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