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Detailed Synonyms for putrefaction in English

putrefaction:

putrefaction [the ~] noun

  1. the putrefaction
    the deterioration; the putrefaction; the decay; the rotting
  2. the putrefaction
    – moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles 1
    the corruption; the degeneracy; the depravation; the putrefaction; the depravity
    – moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles 1
    • corruption [the ~] noun
      • the luxury and corruption among the upper classes1
    • degeneracy [the ~] noun
      • moral degeneracy followed intellectual degeneration1
    • depravation [the ~] noun
    • putrefaction [the ~] noun
      • Rome had fallen into moral putrefaction1
    • depravity [the ~] noun
      • its brothels, its opium parlors, its depravity1
  3. the putrefaction
    – (biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action 1
    the rot; the decomposition; the rotting; the putrefaction
    – (biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action 1
  4. the putrefaction
    – a state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor 1
    the rot; the putrefaction
    – a state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor 1

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Related Definitions for "putrefaction":

  1. moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles1
    • Rome had fallen into moral putrefaction1
  2. (biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action1
  3. a state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor1

Related Synonyms for putrefaction