Definition of putrefaction

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• putrefaction is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 19
• putrefaction is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 19
• putrefaction is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 23

Definition of putrefaction

• a state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. rot
• (biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. breakdown
  2. decomposition
  3. rot
  4. rotting
• moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles (noun)

  Examples

  1. Rome had fallen into moral putrefaction

  Synonyms

  1. corruption
  2. degeneracy
  3. depravation
  4. depravity

See definition of putrefaction in Merriam Webster