Translations for „putrefy“ in the English » German Dictionary

pu·tre·fy <-ie-> [ˈpju:trɪfaɪ, Am -trə-] VB intr form

putrefy MED body

verwesen

putrefy MED body

putreszieren spec

putrefy BIOL organic matter

[ver]faulen

putrefy BIOL organic matter

sich acc zersetzen

putrefy BIOL organic matter

verrotten

putrefy BIOL organic matter

vermodern

putrefy BIOL organic matter

putreszieren spec

putrefy fig (become corrupt)

verfallen

putrefy fig (become corrupt)

verkommen

putrefy fig (become corrupt)

verrotten fig

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

This odor is not just a nuisance but indicates the material is putrefying, creating bioaerosols and endotoxins that cause respiratory illnesses.

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Dogs become more adorable, more desirable and their bloodlines putrefy.

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I am not talking about a "fishy" smell -- a ghastly, stale, putrefying smell of fish past its best.

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The previous occupants had left the premises in an indescribable state, with excrement, putrefying food and other unmentionable rubbish littering every foot of floor.

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Putrefying bacteria is one of the main processes in the nitrogen cycle; other than putrefying bacteria there are denitrifying bacteria, nitrifying bacteria and nitrogen-fixing bacteria.

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After a few days should any of the tins show symptoms of bulging from the formation of putrefying gases, they were condemned.

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He wrote in his journal that it was putrefying.

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Or he could be sporting a 50-day aged steak at the family party, putrefied to attain that prized umami nuance.

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Tanned leather, on the other hand, remains flexible in heat and will not putrefy when wetted.

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A seven-foot-tall, slime-covered heap of putrefying protoplasm slithers across the floor on its tentacles.

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