English noun: putrescence | |||
| 1. | putrescence (state) in a state of progressive putrefaction | ||
| Synonyms | corruption, putridness, rottenness | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | putrefaction, rot | ||
| 2. | putrescence (attribute) the quality of rotting and becoming putrid | ||
| Synonyms | rottenness | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | morbidity, morbidness, unwholesomeness | ||