rots
Breaks down organically
Rots is the third-person singular form of the verb rot, meaning to decay or decompose through the action of bacteria and fungi.
Organic matter rots when left exposed to moisture and air: The fallen fruit rots quickly in summer heat.
Figuratively, things rot when they deteriorate through neglect or corruption: The whole system rots from the inside.
As a plural noun, rots are diseases that cause decay in plants or animals.
Breakdown into simpler parts
- putrefactionBacterial breakdown of tissue
- spoilageFood degradation process
- compostDecayed organic fertilizer
- moldForm-giving container
mildew · fungus · deterioration · disintegration · biodegradation · breakdown · putrid · decompose
Plant disease causing decay
- cankerUlcerous sore or blight
- tooth decayProgressive dental deterioration
- gangreneTissue death from bloodlessness
- necrosisLocalized cell death
infection · pathogen · fungal · infestation
decomposition
Breakdown into simpler parts
- putrefactionBacterial breakdown of tissue
- spoilageFood degradation process
- compostDecayed organic fertilizer
mold · mildew · fungus · deterioration · disintegration · biodegradation · breakdown · putrid · decompose · perishable
blight
Plant disease causing decay
- cankerUlcerous sore or blight
- tooth decayProgressive dental deterioration
- gangreneTissue death from bloodlessness
necrosis · infection · pathogen · fungal · infestation
erodes
Wears away gradually
- corruptsCauses moral decline
- underminesWeakens by stealth
- degradesDiminishes in quality
weakens · taints · poisons · ruins · destroys · decays · crumbles · corrodes · vitiates · debases
- goes badspoils, molds, sours, curdles, turns
- erodeserodes, corrodes, abrades, wears down, wears out
- plant diseasesblight, wilt, canker, leaf spot, mildew
- tarnishesblemishes, blots, corrupts, defames, denigrates
- transformationschange, changes, transform, transforms, transformation
- breaks downfalls apart, collapses, crumbles, disintegrates, analyzes
rotsforms
Varieties or documents
builds · synthesizes · constructs · solidifies · hardens
- rotten eggSpoiled ovum
- spoil someone rottenPamper to excess
- rotten to the coreCompletely without moral value
- rotten applesDecomposing orchard produce
- dry rotFungal timber deterioration
- rotary phoneCircular-dial telephone
rot, rotten, rotate, rotting, rotation, rotted, rotating, rotated, rotary