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Putrefaction vs Autolysis - What's the difference?

putrefaction | autolysis |

As nouns the difference between putrefaction and autolysis

is that putrefaction is the act of causing to rot; the anaerobic splitting of proteins by bacteria and fungi with the formation of malodorous, incompletely oxidized products while autolysis is the destruction of an organism's cells by enzymes produced by the organism itself.

putrefaction

English

(wikipedia putrefaction)

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of causing to rot; the anaerobic splitting of proteins by bacteria and fungi with the formation of malodorous, incompletely oxidized products.
  • Rotten material.
  • The state of being rotten.

    • Related terms

    * putrescent * putrefactive * putrefacient * putrefy * putrid

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    autolysis

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (pathology, cytology) The destruction of an organism's cells by enzymes produced by the organism itself.
  • (pathology) The autodigestion of the tissues of an organism.
  • (pathology) The autocytolysis of blood cells.
  • The decomposition of dead yeast cells in wine after fermentation.