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noun
The condition of being putrid; decay
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Putrid matter
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
the quality of rotting and becoming putrid
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: rottenness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: unwholesomeness, morbidness, morbidity
noun
in a state of progressive putrefaction
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: putridness, rottenness, corruption
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: putrefaction, rot
History
Borrowed from Medieval Latin putrēscentia.
