putrefação

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Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin putrefactiōnem.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: pu‧tre‧fa‧ção

Noun

putrefação f (plural putrefações)

  1. putrefaction (process of becoming rotten)
    Synonyms: apodrecimento, decomposição

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