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.
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Meaning 2
The quality of rotting and becoming putrid.
Classification
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.