dry rot
Wood-eating fungal disease
Dry rot is a fungal decay that destroys wood, making it brittle and crumbly despite appearing sound on the surface.
The term extends to any hidden deterioration—moral, institutional, or structural—that weakens from within: Dry rot had set into the organization long before the scandal broke.
The wood disease spreads through buildings and is notoriously difficult to eradicate.
Asexual reproductive bodies
- myceliumFungal filament network
- hyphaeFungal filamentous structures
- moldForm-giving container
- mildewFungus from dampness
fungicide · antifungal · mycology · dampness · moisture · ventilation · cellulose · lignin
Horizontal building beams
- beamsRays or supports
- floorboardsHorizontal room planking
- raftersSloped roof beams
- studsStructural wall timbers
load-bearing · framing · foundation · crumbling · dilapidation · renovation · restoration · repair
Timber-eating beetle larva
- lumberSawn wood for building
- hardwoodDense deciduous timber
- softwoodConiferous tree lumber
- plywoodEngineered layered wood panels
carpentry · joinery · planking · siding · veneer · skirting boards · window frames · door frames
To distribute widely
- outbreakSudden eruption of trouble
- infestOccupy harmfully en masse
- invasionForcible entry into territory
- eradicationTotal elimination of something
treatment · fumigation · contamination · infiltration · damage · pest control · recurrence · prevention
spores
Asexual reproductive bodies
mildew · fungicide · antifungal · mycology · dampness · moisture · ventilation · cellulose · lignin · crumble
joists
Horizontal building beams
- beamsRays or supports
- floorboardsHorizontal room planking
- raftersSloped roof beams
studs · load-bearing · framing · foundation · crumbling · dilapidation · renovation · restoration · repair · inspection
woodworm
Timber-eating beetle larva
plywood · carpentry · joinery · planking · siding · veneer · skirting boards · window frames · door frames · floorboards
spread
To distribute widely
- outbreakSudden eruption of trouble
- infestOccupy harmfully en masse
- invasionForcible entry into territory
eradication · treatment · fumigation · contamination · infiltration · damage · pest control · recurrence · prevention · detection
- fungimushroom, mushrooms, toadstool, toadstools, yeast
- decaydecay rate, wilt, crumble, decomposition, fade
- deterioratedecay, deteriorate, decompose, corrode, crumble
- Fixer-Uppersfixer-upper, handyman special, needs work, distressed property, gut job
- fungal diseasescandidiasis, histoplasmosis, blight, powdery mildew, downy mildew
- tire conditionnew, worn, bald, flat, inflated
dry rotsolid wood
Timber without composite layers
structural integrity · new growth · treated wood · heartwood · green wood
dry rotvitality
Capacity for spirited existence
renewal · vigor · dynamism · regeneration · flourishing
dry, rot, dryness, rotting, drying, dryer, rots, rotted, drier