adjective
- causing or relating to putrefaction; causing decay or rotting
Usage: scientific; medical
Examples
- Putrefactive bacteria break down organic matter in the soil.
- The scientist studied putrefactive processes in dead tissue.
- Putrefactive changes occur rapidly in warm, moist conditions.
- The laboratory identified several putrefactive microorganisms.
- Refrigeration slows putrefactive activity in food.
- The putrefactive smell indicated advanced decomposition.