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語源

First attested between 1350 and 1400 from 中期英語 putrefaccioun, from Old French putrefaccïon, from Latin putrefactiō, from putrefactus, perfect passive participle of putrefaciō (“become rotten”)

発音

• IPA: /ˌpjuːtɹəˈfækʃən/

名詞

putrefaction (countable and uncountable, plural putrefactions)

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. Rotten material.
3. The state of being rotten.

派生語

関連する語

• putrescent
• putrefactive
• putrefacient
• putrefy
• putrid

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