putrefaction

英 [ˌpjuːtrɪˈfækʃn]

美 [ˌpjuːtrɪˈfækʃn]

n.  腐烂; (尸体)腐化

复数：putrefactions　

医学

BNC.36311 / COCA.35974

牛津词典

noun

• 腐烂；（尸体）腐化
  the process of decaying, especially that of a dead body

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 腐烂（过程）；腐败（过程）
  Putrefactionis the process of decay.
  1. ...the lingering stench of putrefaction.
     挥之不散的腐臭

英英释义

noun

• moral perversion
  1. the luxury and corruption among the upper classes
  2. moral degeneracy followed intellectual degeneration
  3. its brothels, its opium parlors, its depravity
  4. Rome had fallen into moral putrefaction
  Synonym:corruptiondegeneracydepravationdepravity
• (biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action
  Synonym:decompositionrotrotting
• a state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor
  Synonym:rot

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