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gnicie — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • decomposition noun The natural biological breakdown of organic matter, such as into compost.
  • putrefaction noun The process by which bacteria and fungi break down proteins without oxygen, producing a foul smell as matter rots.

Senses

gnicie is used for these senses in English:

  • decomposition A biological process through which organic material is reduced to e.g. compost.
  • putrefaction The act of causing to rot; the anaerobic splitting of proteins by bacteria and fungi with the formation of malodorous, incompletely oxidized products.

decomposition — full definition

  1. noun The natural biological breakdown of organic matter, such as into compost.
  2. noun The act of breaking something down into its parts for closer study.
  3. noun The splitting of something (a matrix, molecule, or number) into its basic constituent parts, especially in mathematics or science.

putrefaction — full definition

  1. noun The process by which bacteria and fungi break down proteins without oxygen, producing a foul smell as matter rots.
  2. noun Matter that has rotted.
  3. noun The condition of having rotted.
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