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Synonyms for Putrefaction (same or very similar meaning)

WordNet sense 1 (a state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor):
rot

WordNet sense 2 ((biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action):
decomposition, rotting

WordNet sense 3 (moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles):
corruption, degeneracy, depravity, depravation


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