| 释义 |
Noun: putrefaction `pyootru'fakshun- A state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odour
- rot - (biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action
- decomposition, rot, rotting, biodegradation - Moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles
"Rome had fallen into moral putrefaction"
- corruption, degeneracy, depravation, depravity
Derived forms: putrefactions See also: putrefy, putrid Type of: decay, immorality Encyclopedia: Putrefaction |