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putrefaction — puvimas statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Biologinis organinių medžiagų irimas, sukeltas mikroorganizmų (daugiausia bakterijų). atitikmenys: angl. decay; putrefaction rus. гниение … Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
decay — puvimas statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Biologinis organinių medžiagų irimas, sukeltas mikroorganizmų (daugiausia bakterijų). atitikmenys: angl. decay; putrefaction rus. гниение … Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
Putrefaction — Pu tre*fac tion, n. [L. putrefactio: cf. F. putr[ e]faction. See {Putrefy}.] 1. The act or the process of putrefying; the offensive decay of albuminous or other matter. [1913 Webster] Note: Putrefaction is a complex phenomenon involving a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
decay — [n] breaking down, collapse adulteration, atrophy, blight, caries, consumption, corrosion, crumbling, decadence, decline, decomposition, decrease, decrepitude, degeneracy, degeneration, depreciation, deterioration, dilapidation, disintegration,… … New thesaurus
decay — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. decomposition, deterioration, disintegration, dilapidation, putrefaction, rot, caries. v. i. rot, putrefy, mortify; disintegrate. See oldness, uncleanness. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A progressive… … English dictionary for students
putrefaction — noun 1. a state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor • Syn: ↑rot • Derivationally related forms: ↑rot (for: ↑rot), ↑putrefy • Hypernyms: ↑decay … Useful english dictionary
putrefaction — [[t]pju͟ːtrɪfæ̱kʃ(ə)n[/t]] N UNCOUNT Putrefaction is the process of decay. [FORMAL] ...the lingering stench of putrefaction. Syn: decay, decomposition … English dictionary
decay — 1. Destruction of an organic substance by slow combustion or gradual oxidation. 2. SYN: putrefaction. 3. To deteriorate; to undergo slow combustion or putrefaction. 4. In dentistry, caries. 5. In psychology, loss of informat … Medical dictionary
decay — decayable, adj. decayedness /di kayd nis, kay id /, adj. decayless, adj. /di kay /, v.i. 1. to become decomposed; rot: vegetation that was decaying. 2. to decline in excellence, prosperity, health, etc.; deteriorate. 3. Physics. (of a radioactive … Universalium
decay — 1. verb 1) the corpses had decayed Syn: decompose, rot, putrefy, go bad, go off, spoil, fester, perish, deteriorate; degrade, break down, molder, shrivel, wither 2) the cities continue to decay … Thesaurus of popular words
decay — 1. verb 1) the corpses had decayed Syn: decompose, rot, putrefy, go bad, go off, spoil, fester, perish 2) the cities continue to decay Syn: deteriorate, degenerate, decline … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
