a state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor
[ Syn: rot ]
(biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action
[ Syn: decomposition , rot , rotting ]
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
[ Syn: corruption , degeneracy , depravation , depravity ]