putrefaction in French
putrefaction in French is putréfaction — putrefaction means the process by which bacteria and fungi break down proteins without oxygen, producing a foul smell as matter rots.
putrefaction in French
putréfaction
The act of causing to rot; the anaerobic splitting of proteins by bacteria and fungi with the formation of malodorous, incompletely oxidized products.
What does "putrefaction" mean?
- noun The process by which bacteria and fungi break down proteins without oxygen, producing a foul smell as matter rots.
- noun Matter that has rotted.
- noun The condition of having rotted.
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What is "putrefaction" in French?
"putrefaction" in French is putréfaction. putrefaction means: The process by which bacteria and fungi break down proteins without oxygen, producing a foul smell as matter rots.
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