dry rot

dry rot

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [drahy rot]
- /draɪ rɒt/
- /draɪ rɒt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [drahy rot]
- /draɪ rɒt/

Definitions of dry rot words

noun dry rot wood: fungal decay 1
uncountable noun dry rot Dry rot is a serious disease of wood. It is caused by a fungus and causes wood to decay. 0
noun dry rot crumbling and drying of timber, bulbs, potatoes, or fruit, caused by saprotrophic basidiomycetous fungi 0
noun dry rot any fungus causing this decay, esp of the genus Merulius 0
noun dry rot moral degeneration or corrupt practices, esp when previously unsuspected 0
noun dry rot a fungous decay causing seasoned timber to become brittle and crumble to powder 0

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dry rot popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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