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red rot

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.69 in modern English

Syllables
red rot
IPA
7
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Uncountable

noun

The chemical dezincification of brass alloys, where the zinc in the brass leaches out and leaves behind fragile or powdery copper metal.

Uncountable

noun

A disease of sugar cane caused by the fungus Glomerella tucumanensis.

Uncountable

Usage

Questions

What does red rot mean?
A degradation process in vegetable-tanned leather, caused by humidity, environmental pollution, and high temperature, and resulting in a powdery surface and structural weakness.

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