Putrefaction Putrefaction Motor skill Category="Alchemical processes"Category="Food science"Putrefaction is the decomposition of Animal proteins, especially by anaerobic microorganisms. Decomposition is a more general process. It results usually in amines such as Putrescine and Cadaverine, which have a putrid odor.

In Alchemy, putrefaction is the same as Fermentation, basically meaning to allow the substance to rot or decompose.

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