putrefactive smell

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• Putrefactive — Pu tre*fac tive, a. [Cf. putr[ e]factif. See {Putrefy}.] 1. Of or pertaining to putrefaction; as, the putrefactive smell or process. Wiseman. [1913 Webster] 2. Causing, or tending to promote, putrefaction. [1913 Webster] {Pu tre*fac tive*ness}, n …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Putrefactiveness — Putrefactive Pu tre*fac tive, a. [Cf. putr[ e]factif. See {Putrefy}.] 1. Of or pertaining to putrefaction; as, the putrefactive smell or process. Wiseman. [1913 Webster] 2. Causing, or tending to promote, putrefaction. [1913 Webster] {Pu tre*fac… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Forensic entomological decomposition — One aspect of forensic entomology is the use of insect science in investigations of human deaths. A detailed background on the stages of decomposition and associated fauna is key to interpreting information such as postmortem interval. Forensic… …   Wikipedia

• Putredinous — Pu*tred i*nous, a. [L. putredo rottenness, fr. putrere to be rotten. See {Putrid}.] Proceeding from putrefaction, or partaking of the putrefactive process; having an offensive smell; stinking; rotten. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• ptomaine — An indefinite term applied to poisonous substances, e.g., toxic amines, formed in the decomposition of protein by the decarboxylation of amino acid s by bacterial action. SYN: ptomatine. [G. ptoma, a corpse] * * * pto· …   Medical dictionary

• putrefaction — Decomposition or rotting, the breakdown of organic matter usually by bacterial action, resulting in the formation of other substances of less complex constitution with the evolution of ammonia or its derivatives and hydrogen …   Medical dictionary

• putrefy — [ pju:trɪfʌɪ] verb (putrefies, putrefying, putrefied) decay or rot and produce a fetid smell. Derivatives putrefaction noun putrefactive adjective Origin ME: via Fr. from L. putrefacere, from puter, putr rotten …   English new terms dictionary