putrefaction

English Thesaurus

1. moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	immorality,
definition	:	the quality of not being in accord with standards of right or good conduct (noun.attribute)

2. (biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action (noun.process)

hypernym	:	decay,
definition	:	the process of gradually becoming inferior (noun.process)

domain category	:	biological science, biology,
definition	:	the science that studies living organisms (noun.cognition)

3. a state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor (noun.state)

hypernym	:	decay,
definition	:	an inferior state resulting from the process of decaying (noun.state)

hyponym	:	corruption, putrescence, putridness, rottenness,
definition	:	in a state of progressive putrefaction (noun.state)

4. moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	corrupt, debase, debauch, demoralise, demoralize, deprave, misdirect, pervert, profane, subvert, vitiate,
definition	:	corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality (verb.social)

derivation	:	depraved, perverse, perverted, reprobate,
definition	:	deviating from what is considered moral or right or proper or good (adj.all)

5. (biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action (noun.process)

derivation	:	decompose, molder, moulder, rot,
definition	:	break down (verb.change)

derivation	:	putrefy,
definition	:	become putrid; decay with an offensive smell (verb.change)

6. a state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor (noun.state)

derivation	:	decompose, molder, moulder, rot,
definition	:	break down (verb.change)

derivation	:	putrefy,
definition	:	become putrid; decay with an offensive smell (verb.change)

7. moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	corrupt, debase, debauch, demoralise, demoralize, deprave, misdirect, pervert, profane, subvert, vitiate,
definition	:	corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality (verb.social)

derivation	:	depraved, perverse, perverted, reprobate,
definition	:	deviating from what is considered moral or right or proper or good (adj.all)

8. (biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action (noun.process)

derivation	:	decompose, molder, moulder, rot,
definition	:	break down (verb.change)

derivation	:	putrefy,
definition	:	become putrid; decay with an offensive smell (verb.change)

9. a state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor (noun.state)

derivation	:	decompose, molder, moulder, rot,
definition	:	break down (verb.change)

derivation	:	putrefy,
definition	:	become putrid; decay with an offensive smell (verb.change)