Putrefy

  • 61putrefacient — adjective causing or promoting bacterial putrefaction • Syn: ↑putrefactive • Similar to: ↑septic, ↑infected • Derivationally related forms: ↑putrefy, ↑putrefy (for …

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  • 62putrefaction — noun 1. a state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor • Syn: ↑rot • Derivationally related forms: ↑rot (for: ↑rot), ↑putrefy • Hypernyms: ↑decay …

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  • 63putrefactive — adjective causing or promoting bacterial putrefaction • Syn: ↑putrefacient • Similar to: ↑septic, ↑infected • Derivationally related forms: ↑putrefy (for: ↑putre …

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  • 64putrify — verb see putrefy * * * putrify see putrefy …

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  • 65Commixture — Com*mix ture (?; 135), n. [L. commixtura.] 1. The act or process of mixing; the state of being mingled; the blending of ingredients in one mass or compound. [1913 Webster] In the commixture of anything that is more oily or sweet, such bodies are… …

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  • 66Corrupt — Cor*rupt , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Corrupted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Corrupting}.] 1. To change from a sound to a putrid or putrescent state; to make putrid; to putrefy. [1913 Webster] 2. To change from good to bad; to vitiate; to deprave; to pervert; to …

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  • 67Corrupt — Cor*rupt (k?r r?pt ), v. i. 1. To become putrid or tainted; to putrefy; to rot. Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. To become vitiated; to lose purity or goodness. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 68Corrupted — Corrupt Cor*rupt , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Corrupted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Corrupting}.] 1. To change from a sound to a putrid or putrescent state; to make putrid; to putrefy. [1913 Webster] 2. To change from good to bad; to vitiate; to deprave; to… …

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  • 69Corrupting — Corrupt Cor*rupt , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Corrupted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Corrupting}.] 1. To change from a sound to a putrid or putrescent state; to make putrid; to putrefy. [1913 Webster] 2. To change from good to bad; to vitiate; to deprave; to… …

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  • 70Putrefaction — Pu tre*fac tion, n. [L. putrefactio: cf. F. putr[ e]faction. See {Putrefy}.] 1. The act or the process of putrefying; the offensive decay of albuminous or other matter. [1913 Webster] Note: Putrefaction is a complex phenomenon involving a… …

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