wet rot

noun

A soft rot in which the decayed tissues are markedly watery.

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Meanings

nounwet rot (uncountable)

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  1. uncountableA soft rot in which the decayed tissues are markedly watery.
  2. uncountableDecay 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
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APA

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Chicago

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