Pū'tre-fāc'tion, n.

n. [Fr. putréfaction, Pr. putrefaccio, Sp. putrefaccion, It. putrefazione. See PUTREFY.]

1. The act or process of putrefying; the offensive decay of albuminoid compounds, accompanied by the presence of, and probably produced by, minute organisms.
2. The condition of being putrefied; also, that which is putrefied.