PUTREFACTIVE Synonyms
6 hypernyms for putrefactive. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for PUTREFACTIVE
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| festering | adjective adj | |||||
noun • (medicine) the formation of morbific matter in an abscess or a vesicle and the discharge of pus • a fluid product of inflammation | ||||||
| foul | verb, noun, adjective v, n, adj | |||||
adjective • (of a baseball) not hit between the foul lines noun • an act that violates the rules of a sport adjective satellite • highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust • offensively malodorous • violating accepted standards or rules • (of a manuscript) defaced with changes • characterized by obscenity • disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter • especially of a ship's lines etc verb • hit a foul ball • make impure • become or cause to become obstructed • commit a foul; break the rules • spot, stain, or pollute • make unclean • become soiled and dirty | ||||||
| putrid | adjective adj | |||||
adjective • of or relating to or attended by putrefaction adjective satellite • in an advanced state of decomposition and having a foul odor • morally corrupt or evil | ||||||
| rancid | adjective adj | |||||
adjective satellite • (used of decomposing oils or fats) having a rank smell or taste usually due to a chemical change or decomposition • smelling of fermentation or staleness | ||||||
| rotting | adjective adj | |||||
noun • (biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action | ||||||
| decaying | verb, adjective v, adj | |||||
noun • the process of gradually becoming inferior • a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current • the organic phenomenon of rotting • an inferior state resulting from the process of decaying • the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation verb • lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current • fall into decay or ruin • undergo decay or decomposition | ||||||
| decomposing | verb, adjective v, adj | |||||
verb • separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts • lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current • break down | ||||||
| deteriorating | adjective adj | |||||
verb • become worse or disintegrate • grow progressively worse | ||||||
| putrefacient | adjective adj | |||||
adjective satellite • causing or promoting bacterial putrefaction | ||||||