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putrefactive

Meaning of "putrefactive" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF PUTREFACTIVE

ˌpjuːtrɪˈfæktɪv


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PUTREFACTIVE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Putrefactive is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES PUTREFACTIVE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of putrefactive in the English dictionary

The definition of putrefactive in the dictionary is causing or promoting putrefaction.



WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PUTREFACTIVE

active · attractive · bioactive · calefactive · extractive · factive · hyperactive · inactive · interactive · liquefactive · olfactive · overactive · petrifactive · proactive · radioactive · rarefactive · reactive · refractive · stupefactive · unattractive

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PUTREFACTIVE

putois · putonghua · putout · Putrajaya · putrefacient · putrefaction · putrefiable · putrefied · putrefier · putrefies · putrefy · putrescence · putrescent · putrescibility · putrescible · putrescine · putrid · putridity · putridly · putridness

WORDS THAT END LIKE PUTREFACTIVE

addictive · alternative · collective · constrictive · cost-effective · defective · destructive · detective · directive · distinctive · effective · objective · perspective · productive · prospective · protective · reflective · reproductive · respective · selective · subjective

Synonyms and antonyms of putrefactive in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «putrefactive» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PUTREFACTIVE

Find out the translation of putrefactive to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of putrefactive from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «putrefactive» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

腐败
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

putrefacción
570 millions of speakers
en

English

putrefactive
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

सड़ा हुआ
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تفسخي
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

гнилостный
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

putrefactive
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

পচন্ত
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

putréfié
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Putrefactive
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Fäulnis
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

腐敗の
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

부패의
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Putrefactive
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đồi bại
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

putrefactive
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

सडलेला
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

kokmuş
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

putrefattivi
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

gnilnej
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

гнильний
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

putrezit
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σηπτικών
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

putrefactive
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

förruttnelse
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

putrefactive
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of putrefactive

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PUTREFACTIVE»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about putrefactive

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PUTREFACTIVE»

Discover the use of putrefactive in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to putrefactive and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Pathology and Law: A Practical Guide for the Pathologist
The medical examiner found that the "injuries" described clinically were all changes due to early putrefactive decomposition and that death had been caused by an untreated pneumonia. The locations of the "injuries" around the wrists and ...
Gregory Davis, 2004
2
Drug Abuse Handbook, Second Edition
Although vitreous contains glucose and lactate, both substrates for bacterial production of alcohol, it is protected by its remoteness from invasion by putrefactive bacteria spreading from the gut through the vascular system. Urine is useful ...
Steven B. Karch, MD, FFFLM, 2006
3
Forensic Pathology Reviews Vol 4
Certain bacteria, which can be recognized by their synthesis of putrefactive amino acids (e.g., production of α-aminobutyric acid, γ-aminobu- tyric acid and/or δ-aminovaleric acid) play an important role in the postmortem neogenesis of alcohol.
Michael Tsokos, 2007
4
An Elementary Dictionary, Or, Cyclopaediae, for the Use of ...
All vegetable extracts are liable to a putrefactive fermentation, and the fetor most to be apprehended and dreaded in the brewery, is such as arises from the putrefactive fermentation of the wort in its fluid state, the extract of malt in a semi~ fluid ...
George Adolphus Wigney, 1838
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An elementary dictionary, or cyclopædiæ, for the use of ...
All vegetable extracts are liable to a putrefactive fermentation, and the fetor most to be apprehended and dreaded in the brewery, is such as arises from the putrefactive fermentation of the wort in its fluid state, the extract of malt in a semi- fluid ...
George Adolphus Wigney, 1838
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report on plague investigations in india
-pleen — putrefactive only Cutaneous tsst in gulnsa-plgs Spleen and H.-B. inooulated. Guinea-pig died in 8 days of typical plague He-t inoculated. Guinea- pig chloroformed on 8th day : plague -pleen inooulated. Guinea-pig chloroformed on ...
Advisory Committee for Plague Investigations in India
7
Nutritional Methods of Intestinal Regeneration
other putrefactive products in unusual and intolerable amounts. The antecedant cause is ~ protein-rich diet, especially animal proteins. The absorption into the blood stream of these poisons eventually leads to hardening of the arteries and a  ...
Raymond W. Bernard, 1996
8
Are Epidemics and Vaccinations Billion Dollar Scams?: The ...
EFFECT OF DIET Dr. Immerman says that research studies have shown that the intake of a high protein diet have resulted in the dominence of a strongly proteolyzing putrefactive type of (bacterial) flora. (note: the term putrefaction refers to ...
Donald A. Dahlin, 2010
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The common bacterial infections of the digestive tract and ...
sterilization involves the destruction of the spores of the putrefactive anaerobes and can only be accomplished with certainty by the use of the autoclave. It is evident from what has been just said, that the partial sterilization of milk containing ...
Christian Archibald Herter, 1907
10
Essentials of Forensic Imaging: A Text-Atlas
As the brain softens, it settles in the gravity-dependent portion of the calvarium, and gas fills the nondependent portion of the calvarium (Figure 3.12). At this stage, putrefactive gas may be present within the vascular structures and intracranial ...
Angela D. Levy, H. Theodore Harcke, Jr., 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PUTREFACTIVE»

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1
Guardsman Goes Green
The digestive process is carried out by putrefactive bacteria, which breaks down organic materials under anaerobic conditions. This technology provides an ... «Jamaica Gleaner, Jun 15»
2
History on the wing
... it is 'high,' as in the case of game birds, for instead of its ripening and developing flavour, putrefactive changes take place … making it unwholesome for food. «The Telegram, Apr 15»
3
Hong Kong protests damage rule of law
As a scholar once pointed out, violence is contagious, like injecting toxic bacteria or putrefactive cells into social environment, which will breed, multiply and ... «Global Times, Mar 15»
4
MDCAN faults health workers' consultancy claims
... by its president Steve Oluwole, , the pressure mounted by JOHESU on the government for them to be appointed as consultants was ludicrous and putrefactive. «WorldStage, Nov 14»
5
How the Human Body Cultivates Beneficial Bacteria
... the bowels to one's overall life span could be improved by taking regular doses of “putrefactive” bacteria that were associated with the production of lactic acid. «Guardian Liberty Voice, Jul 14»
6
Botanicals: from sensory to zootechnical additives
Probiotics suppress enteropathogens and putrefactive bacteria, thus reducing diarrhoea, wet litter and opportunistic environmental pathogens. Zootechnical ... «All about feed, Jul 14»
7
60 years after the general strike in Honduras — 'May is the road to …
In Honduras, neocolonialism flourished with the increasingly putrefactive and submissive traitors' groups and their daily shameful and anti-patriotic behavior. «Workers World, Apr 14»
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Market for Antibiotic Alternatives in Feeds to Exceed US$3 Billion by …
... the saccharolytic genera/species e.g. bifidobacteria) than the potentially harmful ones (especially the proteolytic/putrefactive genera/species) would result in a ... «ThePoultrySite.com, Apr 14»
9
Eubiotics Market Worth $3.03 Billion by 2019
... the saccharolytic genera/species e.g. bifidobacteria) than the potentially harmful ones (especially the proteolytic/putrefactive genera/species) would result in a ... «PR Newswire, Mar 14»
10
Yogurt can help collar baby colic
#Most airborne organisms are harmless, but if baby's first ingested organisms into his sterile colon are these “putrefactive” bacteria, and if they multiply and ... «Walla Walla Union-Bulletin, Feb 14»
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