Putrid: adj. This smell of decomposing organic matter, often in a reducing environment, generally originates from the lees in putrefaction. The responsible molecules are sulfur compounds. Thus this taste of mercaptans giving nauseating odors of sweat, garlic, even rotten egg is linked to the reduction due to lack of aeration. It is due to a bad combination between hydrogen and SO2....
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