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.

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Meanings

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

red rot. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/red%20rot

MLA

“red rot.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/red%20rot. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “red rot,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/red%20rot.

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