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rot - use in sentences
Preposition: in
- hell: For calling Bruno bonkers I hope you rot in hell.
- jail: Don't let these prisoners of South Korea's class war rot in jail.
Object
- hulk: The fact is that there are so many rotting hulks out there and the number of restorations is a minute fraction of the total.
- corps: The problem was the rotting corpses in the hot sun.
- flesh: I realized I was eating the rotting flesh of dead animals - suddenly I made the connection.
Adjective modifier
- blossom-end: Ammoniacal nitrogen may increase blossom-end rot as excess ammonium ions reduce calcium uptake.
- basal: Gordon Hanks gave a talk on the control of basal rot at an HDC Narcissus Seminar in Spalding.
- dry: Ben Miles You do not get dry rot in bricks.
- wet: High levels may indicate the presence of wet rot.
Modifies a noun
- fungus: Growth: 40 ft in 20 years Can be very susceptible to dry rot fungus.
Noun used with modifier
- blossom-end: Blossom-end rot is induced when demand for calcium exceeds supply.
- raspberry: Raspberry root rot is a devastating root disease in northern Europe and accounts for the majority of fungicide usage on field grown raspberries.
- blossom: Continue to feed on a regular basis, mist the plants daily and remember to water well and consistently to avoid blossom end rot.
- fin: Back to Top My fish has ragged fins / fin rot... ?
- root: Root rot is often a problem in wet soils.
- pod: Pod rot of cacao caused by Moniliophthora ( Monilia ) roreri.
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