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| addle |
to become spoiled or rotten. [1/4 definitions] |
| bad |
rotten; spoiled. [1/9 definitions] |
| corky |
of bottled spirits, spoiled by a rotten or broken cork. [1/2 definitions] |
| corrupt |
decayed or decaying; spoiled; rotten. [1/11 definitions] |
| fester |
to become rotten or corrupt. [2/5 definitions] |
| foul |
rotten, as food. [1/21 definitions] |
| go off |
to become spoiled or rotten. [1/8 definitions] |
| hydrogen sulfide |
a poisonous, colorless gas that has the odor of rotten eggs and is used mostly in chemical manufacturing and metallurgy. |
| rot |
an instance or the condition of being rotten; decay. [1/12 definitions] |
| sour |
smelling of spoilage or decay; putrid; rotten. [1/10 definitions] |
| sulfur |
any of a variety of compounds containing sulfur and having a strong unpleasant odor reminiscent of rotten eggs, such as hydrogen sulfide. [1/5 definitions] |
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