Putrefaction - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˌpjuːtrɪˈfækʃn|  American pronunciation of the word putrefaction
Brit.  |ˌpjuːtrɪˈfækʃ(ə)n|  British pronunciation of the word putrefaction

noun

- a state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor (syn: rot)
- (biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action (syn: breakdown, decomposition, rot, rotting)
- moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles (syn: corruption, degeneracy, depravation, depravity)
Rome had fallen into moral putrefaction

Extra examples

...clearing the refrigerator of what the previous tenant had left behind was like taking a course in the advanced putrefaction of leftovers...

Rome had fallen into moral putrefaction

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