putrefaction
(noun)
noun
1. a state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor
Similar word(s): rot
Definition categories: state, decay
2. (biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action
Similar word(s): breakdown, decomposition, rot, rotting
Definition categories: process, decay
3. moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles
- Rome had fallen into moral putrefaction
Similar word(s): corruption, degeneracy, depravation, depravity
Definition categories: attribute, immorality