| Engelsk navneord: putrefaction | |||
| 1. | putrefaction (om tilstand) a state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | rot | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | decay | ||
| Mere specifikke termer | corruption, putrescence, putridness, rottenness | ||
| 2. | putrefaction (om proces) (biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | decomposition, rot, rotting | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | decay | ||
| Overordnet emneområde | biological science, biology | ||
| 3. | putrefaction (om egenskab) moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The luxury and corruption among the upper classes. Moral degeneracy followed intellectual degeneration. Its brothels, its opium parlors, its depravity. Rome had fallen into moral putrefaction. | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | corruption, degeneracy, depravation, depravity | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | immorality | ||