putrescence

Noun
Synonyms: putridnessrottennesscorruption

Open English WordNet

Noun (2)

  1. in a state of progressive putrefactionSynonyms: putridnessrottennesscorruptionType of putrefaction, rot
  2. the quality of rotting and becoming putridSynonyms: rottennessType of unwholesomeness, morbidness

Related words putrid adjective, putrescent adjective

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Pu·tres′cence noun

The state of being putrescent; putrescent matter.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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