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English noun: putrefaction | |||
| 1. | putrefaction (state) a state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor | ||
| Synonyms | rot | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | decay | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | corruption, putrescence, putridness, rottenness | ||
| 2. | putrefaction (process) (biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action | ||
| Synonyms | decomposition, rot, rotting | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | decay | ||
| Domain category | biological science, biology | ||
| 3. | putrefaction (attribute) moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Synonyms | corruption, degeneracy, depravation, depravity | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | immorality | ||
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