| NOUN | state | putrefaction, rot | a state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor |
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| process | putrefaction, decomposition, rot, rotting, breakdown | (biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action | |
| attribute | putrefaction, corruption, degeneracy, depravation, depravity | moral perversion |
| Meaning | A state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor. | |
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| Synonym | rot | |
| Narrower | putrescence, putridness, rottenness, corruption | In a state of progressive putrefaction |
| Broader | decay | An inferior state resulting from the process of decaying |
| Spanish | podredumbre, putrefacción | |
| Catalan | putrefacció | |
| Adjectives | putrid | of or relating to or attended by putrefaction |
| Verbs | putrefy | become putrid |
| Meaning | (biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action. | |
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| Synonyms | decomposition, rot, rotting, breakdown | |
| Category | biology, biological science | The science that studies living organisms |
| Broader | decay | The process of gradually becoming inferior |
| Spanish | descomposición, podredumbre, pudrición, pudrimiento, putrefacción | |
| Catalan | descomposició, podridura, putrefacció | |
| Verbs | putrefy | become putrid |
| Meaning | Moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral ... / moral principles. | |
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| Example | "Rome had fallen into moral putrefaction" | |
| Synonyms | corruption, degeneracy, depravation, depravity | |
| Broader | immorality | The quality of not being in accord / accord with standards of right or good conduct |
| Spanish | corrupción, degeneración, depravación | |
| Catalan | corrupció, degeneració, depravació | |
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