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- DictionaryPu·tre·fac·tion/ˌpyo͞otrəˈfakSH(ə)n/
noun
- 1. the process of decay or rotting in a body or other organic matter: "the breeze shifted and we caught the stench of putrefaction"
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- Putrefaction
Breaking down of a body of a human or animal post-mortem
Putrefaction is the fifth stage of death, following pallor mortis, livor mortis, algor mortis, and rigor mortis. This process references the breaking down of a body of an animal post-mortem. In broad terms, it can be viewed as the decomposition of proteins, and the eventual breakdown of the cohesiveness between tissues, and the liquefaction of most organs. This is caused by the decomposition of or... Wikipedia
