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wet rot

wet rot noun: a soft rot in which the decayed tissues are markedly watery.

Noun

wet rot (uncountable)

  1. A soft rot in which the decayed tissues are markedly watery.
  2. Decay of timber by fungi that attack wood having high moisture content.
    • The planking near the waterline of a ship was most at risk from wet rot but was easily replaced.2004, Clive Wilkinson, The British Navy and the State in the Eighteenth Century

wet rot meaning in Tamil

wet rot in Tamil

நனை பூசனம்

Forms of wet rot

alternative formwetrot
alternative formwet-rot

Questions about wet rot

What does wet rot mean?
Wet rot means a soft rot in which the decayed tissues are markedly watery.
What is wet rot in Tamil?
Wet rot in Tamil is நனை பூசனம். See Wet rot meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is wet rot?
Wet rot is a noun.

Words near wet rot in the dictionary

  1. wet recklesses
  2. wet riser
  3. wet risers
  4. wet room
  5. wet rooms
  6. wet rot
  7. wet sand
  8. wet sanded
  9. wet sanding
  10. wet sandings
  11. wet sands

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