mätäneminen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- putrefaction noun The process by which bacteria and fungi break down proteins without oxygen, producing a foul smell as matter rots.
- rot verb To decay or break down through the action of bacteria or fungi.
Senses
mätäneminen is used for these senses in English:
- putrefaction The act of causing to rot; the anaerobic splitting of proteins by bacteria and fungi with the formation of malodorous, incompletely oxidized products.
- rot The process of becoming rotten; putrefaction.
putrefaction — full definition
- 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.
rot — full definition
- verb To decay or break down through the action of bacteria or fungi.
- verb To decline gradually in condition, quality, or morale.
- noun The process of decaying, or the decayed matter itself.
- noun Nonsense; foolish talk (informal, chiefly British).
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