putrefaction meaning and definition

PUTREFACTION noun

Definition of putrefaction (noun)

1. a state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor
   • synonyms: rot
2. (biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action
   • synonyms: decomposition, rot, rotting
3. moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles
   • "the luxury and corruption among the upper classes"; "moral degeneracy followed intellectual degeneration"; "its brothels, its opium parlors, its depravity"; "Rome had fallen into moral putrefaction"
   • synonyms: corruption, degeneracy, depravation, depravity