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putrefaction

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Synonyms and Antonyms of putrefaction

the process by which dead organic matter separates into simpler substances

clearing the refrigerator of what the previous tenant had left behind was like taking a course in the advanced putrefaction of leftovers

Synonyms of putrefaction

breakdown, corruption, decay, decomposition, festering, putrescence, rot, spoilage

Words Related to putrefaction

crumbling, disintegration, dissolution

curdling, fermentation, moldering, souring

Near Antonyms of putrefaction

growth, maturation, ripening

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