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putrefaction vs rottenness

rottenness vs putrefaction

putrefaction and rottenness both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
putrefaction Yes No No No
rottenness Yes No No No
As nouns, rottenness is a hyponym of putrefaction; that is, rottenness is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than putrefaction:
  • putrefaction: a state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor
  • rottenness: in a state of progressive putrefaction
Other hyponyms of putrefaction include corruption, putrescence, putridness.
putrefaction (noun) rottenness (noun)
moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles the quality of rotting and becoming putrid
(biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action in a state of progressive putrefaction
a state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor
Difference between putrefaction and rottenness

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