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putrefaction

/,pjutrə'fækʃən/

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noun
a state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor
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rot

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decay
noun
(biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action
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breakdown decomposition rot rotting

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decay
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moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles
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"Rome had fallen into moral putrefaction"

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corruption degeneracy depravation depravity

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immorality

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