\Pu`tre*fac"tive\, a. [Cf. putr['e]factif. See
{Putrefy}.]
1. Of or pertaining to putrefaction; as, the putrefactive
   smell or process. --Wiseman.
2. Causing, or tending to promote, putrefaction. --
   {Pu``tre*fac"tive*ness}, n.