Putrefaction vs. Rancidity

Putrefactionnoun

The act of causing to rot; the anaerobic splitting of proteins by bacteria and fungi with the formation of malodorous, incompletely oxidized products.

Putrefactionnoun

Rotten material.

Putrefactionnoun

The state of being rotten.

Putrefactionnoun

The act or the process of putrefying; the offensive decay of albuminous or other matter.

Putrefactionnoun

The condition of being putrefied; also, that which putrefied.

Putrefactionnoun

decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor

Putrefactionnoun

(biology) decaying caused by bacterial or fungal action

Putrefactionnoun

the process of decay or rotting in a body or other organic matter

Putrefaction

Putrefaction is the fifth stage of death, following pallor mortis, algor mortis, rigor mortis, and livor mortis. This process references the breaking down of a body of an animal such as a human post-mortem (meaning after death).

Ranciditynoun

The state of being rancid.

Ranciditynoun

The quality or state of being rancid; a rancid scent or flavor, as of old oil.