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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PUTREFACTIVE

a.Pertaining to putrefaction; as the putrefactive smell or process. 1. Tending to promote putrefaction; causing putrefaction.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PUTREFACTIVE

Pu `tre *fac "tive, a. Etym: [Cf. putréfactif. See Putrefy. ]

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.

New American Oxford Dictionary

putrefactive

pu tre fac tive |ˌpyo͞otrəˈfaktiv ˌpjutrəˈfæktɪv | ▶adjective relating to or causing decay: they were killed by the putrefactive bacteria.

Oxford Dictionary

putrefactive

pu ¦tre |fac ¦tive |pjuːtrɪˈfaktɪv | ▶adjective relating to or causing decay: they were killed by the putrefactive bacteria.