putrefaction vs degeneracy

putrefaction and degeneracy both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
putrefaction	Yes	No	No	No
degeneracy	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, putrefaction and degeneracy are synonyms defined as:

putrefaction and degeneracy: moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles

Other synonyms of putrefaction include corruption, depravation, depravity.

putrefaction (noun)	degeneracy (noun)
moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles	moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles
(biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action	the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities
a state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor