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putrescence

DEFINITIONS OF: putrescence

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n the quality of rotting and becoming putrid

Synonyms:
rottenness
Type of:
morbidity, morbidness, unwholesomeness
the quality of being unhealthful and generally bad for you

n in a state of progressive putrefaction

Synonyms:
corruption, putridness, rottenness
Type of:
putrefaction, rot
a state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor
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