putrefaction — Dizionario inglese

Sostantivo

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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Sostantivo

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

   Sinonimi

   rot

   Termini più generali

   decay

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

   Sinonimi

   decompositionrotrottingbreakdown

   Termini più generali

   decay

3. moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles

   Sinonimi

   corruptiondegeneracydepravationdepravity

   Termini più generali

   immorality

   Esempi

   the luxury and corruption among the upper classes

   moral degeneracy followed intellectual degeneration

   Altri esempi (2)

   its brothels, its opium parlors, its depravity

   Rome had fallen into moral putrefaction