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Putrescence (Noun)

Meaning 1

In a state of progressive putrefaction.

Classification

Nouns denoting natural processes.

Examples

  • The abandoned corpse had been left to rot in the forest, its once human form now consumed by putrescence.
  • The dumpster behind the restaurant was a breeding ground for putrescence, with rotting food and trash attracting swarms of flies.
  • After weeks of neglect, the wound had become a site of putrescence, its edges festering with greenish-black pus.
  • The smell of putrescence wafted through the air as the group approached the stagnant pond, its surface covered in a thick layer of algae.
  • In the absence of proper sanitation, the refugee camp had become a hotbed of putrescence, with disease and infection spreading rapidly among the inhabitants.

Synonyms

  • Rottenness
  • Corruption
  • Putridness

Hypernyms

  • Rot

Related Words

  • Putrescent (adjective)

Meaning 2

The quality of rotting and becoming putrid.

Classification

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.

Synonyms

  • Rottenness

Hypernyms

  • Morbidness
  • Morbidity

Related Words

  • Putrescent (adjective)
  • Putrid (adjective)
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