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putrefaction

[pyoo-truh-fak-shuhn] / ˌpju trəˈfæk ʃən /


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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

"He's in the putrefaction stage now, because of the water."

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2023

And she regrets to inform us that the putrefaction touches every corner of the place.

From Salon ● Jun. 30, 2023

“It is a laborious process because generally the bodies are in a putrefaction stage, many individual characteristics have been lost,” Pachar said.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 4, 2021

Our village was blessed for weeks with the smell of putrefaction.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver


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