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PUTREFACTION
Definition of PUTREFACTION
noun
The act of causing to rot; the anaerobic splitting of proteins by bacteria and fungi with the formation of malodorous, incompletely oxidized products.
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Where it comes from
First attested between 1350 and 1400 from Middle English putrefaccioun, from Old French putrefaccïon, from Latin putrefactiō, from putrefactus, perfect passive participle of putrefaciō (“become rotten”)
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
PUTREFACTION in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 106, 3 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 106, 3 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PUTREFACTION starts with P and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read ACEFINOPRTTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. T appears more than once.
Words that start PUTREFAC
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found PUTREFACTION?
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