putrefacient

• Adjetivo que significa que causa o favorece la putrefacción o descomposición de la materia orgánica.

An obsolete adjective meaning causing or promoting putrefaction (decay or rotting).

1. Causing putrefactionC2formalscientific

   Causing or promoting the process of decay or decomposition, especially by bacterial action.

   putrefaciente

   • The putrefacient bacteria rapidly broke down the organic matter.
   • Certain putrefacient enzymes are used in composting.
   • The warm, damp environment was highly putrefacient for the fallen leaves.

   Sinónimosputrefactiveseptic

   Antónimosantisepticpreservative