putrefaction
noun
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Sense 1 noun
a state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor
Types & categories
- decay hypernym
- putrescence hyponym
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Sense 2 noun
(biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action
Types & categories
- decay hypernym
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Sense 3 noun
moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles
the luxury and corruption among the upper classes
Types & categories
- immorality hypernym
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | rot |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | putrefy |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | decay |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | putrescence |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | rot |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | putrefy |
| 2 | domain topic | Related & opposite | biology |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | decay |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | debauch |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | reprobate |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | immorality |