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Webster 1913 Edition


Putrefactive

Puˊtre-fac′tive

,
Adj.
[Cf.
putréfactif
. See
Putrefy
.]
1.
Of or pertaining to putrefaction;
as, the
putrefactive
smell or process
.
Wiseman.
2.
Causing, or tending to promote, putrefaction.
–
Puˊˊtre-fac′tive-ness
,
Noun.

Webster 1828 Edition


Putrefactive

PUTREFAC'TIVE

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