The kennel was stagnant and filthy. The very rats, which here and there lay putrefying in its rottenness, were hideous with famine.
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Putrefying
Synonyms for "putrefying" (17 found)
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Adjective(1 words)
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16 entriesbacterial degradationdecomposing tissueenzymatic decayethical decayfoul odorinstitutional decaymoral collapsemoral decaymoral rotputrefying carcassputrefying fleshputrefying meatputrefying tissuerotten odorrotting fleshsulfurous odor
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9 entriesputrefying carcassputrefying fleshputrefying massputrefying matterputrefying meatputrefying odorputrefying tissueputrefying woundputrescent tissue
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Even within the forest, the ground is concealed by a mass of slowly putrefying vegetable matter, which, from being soaked with water, yields to the foot.
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