putrefying
present participle ofputrefy
putrefy
verb[I]
uk/ˈpjuː.trɪ.faɪ/us/ˈpjuː.trə.faɪ/todecay,producingastrong,unpleasantsmell:
thesmellof putrefyingflesh
Thebodyhad putrefied beyondrecognition.
Decaying and staying fresh
- best-before date
- biodegradable
- biodegrade
- compost
- decay
- decompose
- mouldy
- nonperishable
- nutrient cycling
- out of date
- perish
- perishable
- rack
- rotten
- seed
- sell-by date
- shrivel
- shrivelled
- spoil
- withered
Examplesofputrefying
putrefying
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
The persistence of larvae inputrefyingflesh is also determined by the environment: high humidity and low temperatures favour survival.
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They are attracted to excrement, decaying,putrefyingor purulent substances.
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The ash could even be used as fertilizer, although not as high quality as fertilizer fromputrefyingmanure.
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Further, one can introduce putrefaction by allowing a material sample to come into contact withputrefyingfluids or vapors.
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Even ifputrefyingprey were of little interest as a food resource, they may provide the cues that allow the predator to find aggregated patches of live prey.
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We shall not see any election in our time fought upon these old and, by this time, completelyputrefyingconsiderations.
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The next war, of which people are talking so lightly and for which governments are so blindly preparing, will leave civilisation a smoking ruin and aputrefyingcharnel house.
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A seven-foot-tall, slime-covered heap ofputrefyingprotoplasm slithers across the floor on its tentacles.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Away from the plastic andputrefyingconditions in the cities.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Putrefyingbacteria is one of the main processes in the nitrogen cycle; other thanputrefyingbacteria there are denitrifying bacteria, nitrifying bacteria and nitrogen-fixing bacteria.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Vepar can make men die in three days byputrefyingsores and wounds, causing worms to breed in them, but if requested by the conjurer she can heal them immediately.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Vepar can make men die in three days byputrefyingsores and wounds, causing worms to breed in them, but if requested by the conjurer he can heal them immediately.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The two compounds are largely responsible for the foul odor ofputrefyingflesh, but also contribute to the odor of such processes as bad breath and bacterial vaginosis.
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