putrefaction
NOUN
/,pjutrə'fækʃən/
12 LETTERS · 4 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH P
putrefaction is a valid 12-letter word worth 19 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
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WORDS WITH FRIENDS
P3U1T1R1E1F4A1C3T1I1O1N1
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =19 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 38TRIPLE WORD → 57
MEANING
What does putrefaction mean?
NOUN · 3 SENSES
1
A state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor.
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2
(biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action.
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3
Moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles.
“Rome had fallen into moral putrefaction”
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