putrefaction — Englisches Wörterbuch

Substantiv

1. The act of causing to rot; the anaerobic splitting of proteins by bacteria and fungi with the formation of malodorous, incompletely oxidized products.

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2. Rotten material.

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3. The state of being rotten.

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Substantiv

1. a state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor

   Synonyme

   rot

   Oberbegriffe

   decay

2. (biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action

   Synonyme

   decompositionrotrottingbreakdown

   Oberbegriffe

   decay

3. moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles

   Synonyme

   corruptiondegeneracydepravationdepravity

   Oberbegriffe

   immorality

   Beispiele

   the luxury and corruption among the upper classes

   moral degeneracy followed intellectual degeneration

   Weitere Beispiele (2)

   its brothels, its opium parlors, its depravity

   Rome had fallen into moral putrefaction