putrefaction

ˌpjuːtrɪˈfækʃən
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Translation of putrefaction from English into Dutch

Noun

decay process

TECH.
process of decaying or rotting in a body or other organic matter
TECH.
  • The putrefaction of the dead animal was evident from the smell.De verrotting van het dode dier was duidelijk te ruiken.
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Synonyms and analogies of putrefaction in English

n.decaydecompositionMore synonyms

Examples of putrefaction in a sentence

  • Putrefaction set in quickly due to the hot weather.

Translations of "putrefaction" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Noun
ontbindingnf.

And if the body was embalmed, that would delay putrefaction.

Als het lichaam gebalsemd was, zou dat de ontbinding vertragen.

rottingn.

Considerable putrefaction, as might be expected after three years in wet, peaty soil.

Aanzienlijke rotting, wat verwacht mag worden na drie jaar in turfachtige grond.

bederfn.

What it cannot do is to reverse contamination or putrefaction in food.

Het is echter niet mogelijk om besmetting of bederf van voedsel ongedaan te maken.

verrotting

He was only faithful to you during his two years of putrefaction.

Hij was je alleen trouw tijdens zijn twee jaar van verrotting.

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putrefaction: Examples and translations in context

Must've been around her neck and melted into the lung during putrefaction.

Het hing vast om haar nek en is met de long versmolten tijdens de ontbinding.

In alchemy, nigredo, or blackness, means putrefaction or decomposition.

Nigredo, of zwartheid, betekent in de alchemie verrotting of ontbinding.

Well, no rigor... and also no putrefaction.

Nou, geen stijfheid... en ook geen ontbinding.

There are no fly eggs on the body and there is evidence of putrefaction, marbling along blood vessels...

Er waren geen vlieg-eitjes op het lichaam en er is bewijs van ontbinding, marmering langs bloedvaten...

When exposed to moonlight, however, plant and animal substances tend to show symptoms of putrefaction and decay.

Indien aan het maanlicht blootgesteld echter, neigt plantaardig en dierlijk materiaal tot ontbinding en verval.

Can you say if putrefaction is good or evil?

Kun je zeggen of ontbinding goed of slecht is?

This tissue putrefaction is consistent with my findings.

De rotting van dit weefsel is gelijk aan mijn bevindingen.

No, human bodies sink until the gases created by the internal putrefaction have had time to accumulate.

Lichamen zinken... tot de gassen van interne rotting zich hebben opgehoopt.

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