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Of or pertaining to putrefaction; as, the putrefactive smell or process.

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  1. a. Of or pertaining to putrefaction; as, the putrefactive smell or process.
  2. a. Causing, or tending to promote, putrefaction.
  3. adj. causing or promoting bacterial putrefaction
  4. 1. Of or pertaining to putrefaction; as, the putrefactive smell or process. Wiseman. 2. Causing, or tending to promote, putrefaction. -- Pu``tre*fac"tive*ness, n.
  5. s. causing or promoting bacterial putrefaction