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red rot

red rot noun: a degradation process in vegetable-tanned leather, caused by humidity, environmental pollution, and high temperature, and resulting in a powdery surface and structural weakness.

Noun

red rot (uncountable)

  1. A degradation process in vegetable-tanned leather, caused by humidity, environmental pollution, and high temperature, and resulting in a powdery surface and structural weakness.
  2. The chemical dezincification of brass alloys, where the zinc in the brass leaches out and leaves behind fragile or powdery copper metal.
  3. A disease of sugar cane caused by the fungus Glomerella tucumanensis.

red rot meaning in Tamil

red rot in Tamil

செவ்வழுகல்

Questions about red rot

What does red rot mean?
Red rot means a degradation process in vegetable-tanned leather, caused by humidity, environmental pollution, and high temperature, and resulting in a powdery surface and structural weakness.
What is red rot in Tamil?
Red rot in Tamil is செவ்வழுகல். See Red rot meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is red rot?
Red rot is a noun.

Words near red rot in the dictionary

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