putrefaction
n . 腐败,腐败物
腐败,腐败物
putrefaction n 1 :
a state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor [
synonym : {
putrefaction }, {
rot }]
2 : (
biology )
the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action [
synonym : {
decomposition }, {
rot }, {
rotting },
{
putrefaction }]
3 :
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 putrefaction " [
synonym : {
corruption }, {
degeneracy },
{
depravation }, {
depravity }, {
putrefaction }]
Putrefaction \
Pu `
tre *
fac "
tion \,
n . [
L .
putrefactio :
cf .
F .
putr ['
e ]
faction .
See {
Putrefy }.]
1 .
The act or the process of putrefying ;
the offensive decay of albuminous or other matter .
[
1913 Webster ]
Note :
Putrefaction is a complex phenomenon involving a multiplicity of chemical reactions ,
always accompanied by ,
and without doubt caused by ,
bacteria and vibriones ;
hence ,
putrefaction is a form of fermentation ,
and is sometimes called putrefaction fermentative .
Putrefaction is not possible under conditions that preclude the development of living organisms .
Many of the products of putrefaction are powerful poisons ,
and are called cadaveric poisons ,
or ptoma ["
i ]
nes .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
The condition of being putrefied ;
also ,
that which putrefied . "
Putrefaction '
s breath ." --
Shelley .
[
1913 Webster ]
22 Moby Thesaurus words for "
putrefaction ":
caries ,
carrion ,
decay ,
decomposition ,
dry rot ,
foulness ,
gangrene ,
mortification ,
necrosis ,
putrescence ,
putridity ,
putridness ,
rancidity ,
rancidness ,
rankness ,
rot ,
rottenness ,
slough ,
sphacelation ,
sphacelus ,
spoilage ,
tooth decay
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