putrefaction

Noun

Meaning

The act or the process of putrefying; the offensive decay of albuminous or other matter.

The condition of being putrefied; also, that which putrefied.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

corruption breakdown decomposition rot rotting degeneracy depravity depravation carrion blight decline decay dissolution contamination mold
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Antonyms

development building growth construction care advantage
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Hypernyms

decay immorality

Hyponyms

corruption putrescence putridness rottenness

Related terms

putrefactive putrefy putrid putrescent putrefacient

Examples

the luxury and corruption among the upper classes Source: Internet

moral degeneracy followed intellectual degeneration Source: Internet

its brothels, its opium parlors, its depravity Source: Internet

Rome had fallen into moral putrefaction Source: Internet

Although saltpeter from new Prussian-style putrefaction works had not been produced yet (the process taking about 18 months), in only a year France had gunpowder to export. Source: Internet

Reviewers immediately criticised the novel's decadence and homosexual allusions; The Daily Chronicle for example, called it "unclean", "poisonous", and "heavy with the mephitic odours of moral and spiritual putrefaction". Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

putrefacient putrefactant putrefactible putrefactive putrefactiveness putrefiable