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Putrefaction

The act or the process of putrefying; the offensive decay of albuminous or other matter.

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Corruption 76% connected

The act of corrupting or making putrid, or state of being corrupt or putrid; decomposition or disorganization, in the process of putrefaction; putref…

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Putrescence 76% connected

The state of being putrescent; putrescent matter.

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Putridness 76% connected

Putridity.

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Decay 76% connected

To pass gradually from a sound, prosperous, or perfect state, to one of imperfection, adversity, or dissolution; to waste away; to decline; to fail;…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Immorality 76% connected

The state or quality of being immoral; vice.

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Moulder 74% connected

One who, or that which, molds or forms into shape; specifically (Founding), one skilled in the art of making molds for castings.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Moulder 74% connected

One who, or that which, molds or forms into shape; specifically (Founding), one skilled in the art of making molds for castings.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Putrefy 74% connected

To render putrid; to cause to decay offensively; to cause to be decomposed; to cause to rot.

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Putrefy 74% connected

To render putrid; to cause to decay offensively; to cause to be decomposed; to cause to rot.

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Breakdown 92% connected

The act or result of breaking down, as of a carriage; downfall.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Corruption 92% connected

The act of corrupting or making putrid, or state of being corrupt or putrid; decomposition or disorganization, in the process of putrefaction; putref…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Decomposition 92% connected

The act or process of resolving the constituent parts of a compound body or substance into its elementary parts; separation into constituent part; an…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Degeneracy 92% connected

The act of becoming degenerate; a growing worse.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Depravation 92% connected

Detraction; depreciation.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Depravity 92% connected

The state of being depraved or corrupted; a vitiated state of moral character; general badness of character; wickedness of mind or heart; absence of…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Rot 92% connected

To undergo a process common to organic substances by which they lose the cohesion of their parts and pass through certain chemical changes, giving of…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Rotting 92% connected

of Rot

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