definition of
putrefaction

[1] #1 putrefaction n. [rot] a state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor. wn

[2] #2 putrefaction n. [decomposition, rot, rotting] (biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action. wn

[3] #3 putrefaction n. [corruption, degeneracy, depravation, depravity] moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles; "the luxury and corruption among the upper classes"; "moral degeneracy followed intellectual degeneration"; "its brothels, its opium parlors, its depravity"; "Rome had fallen into moral putrefac. wn