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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 act of causing to rot; the anaerobic splitting of proteins by bacteria and fungi with the formation of malodorous, incompletely oxidized products.

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 act of causing to rot; the anaerobic splitting of proteins by bacteria and fungi with the formation of malodorous, incompletely oxidized products.
  2. noun Rotten material.
  3. noun The state of being rotten.

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