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putrefaction

/,pjutrə'fækʃən/ · pjutrəfækʃən

Putrefaction has 4 syllables: pu · tre · fac · tion.

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tre
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tion
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noun. A state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor.

noun. (biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action.

noun. Moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles.

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