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Definitions of rot:

noun:   (biology) decaying caused by bacterial or fungal action
noun:   decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor
noun:   unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements)
verb:   waste away
verb:   break down

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decay liver-fluke decompose deteriorate disintegrate molder putrefy spoil taint turn better-worse thrive-fail-exist breakdown decomposition deterioration disintegration putrefaction putrescence putridness rottenness brown-rot white-rot recording-of-transmission aviation aircraft true-airspeed carious alpha-particle dead-link powder-posted perishable soil-rot link-rot water-rot kibosh dewret basal-rot black-pod