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Noun putrefaction has 2 senses
  1. putrefaction, rot - decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor
    --1 is a kind of decay
    --1 has particulars: putrescence, putridness, rottenness, corruption
    Derived form: verb putrefy1
  2. decomposition, rot, rotting, putrefaction - (biology) decaying caused by bacterial or fungal action
    --2 is a kind of decay
    Derived form: verb putrefy1
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