putrescence

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

putrescence
    n 1: in a state of progressive putrefaction [syn: {putrescence},
         {putridness}, {rottenness}, {corruption}]
    2: the quality of rotting and becoming putrid [syn:
       {putrescence}, {rottenness}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Putrescence \Pu*tres"cence\, n.
   The state of being putrescent; putrescent matter.
   [1913 Webster]

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