Antonyms for dry-rot

Grammar : Verb

Spell : drahy-rot

Phonetic Transcription : ˈdraɪˌrɒt

Definition of dry-rot

As in decay : verb deteriorate, crumble

Example sentences :

It is the only thing that will prevent what is known as the "dry-rot" from attacking her timbers.
Extract from : « Harper's Young People, June 15, 1880 » by Various

But that had been better than the dry-rot of an escape from righteous punishment.
Extract from : « The Prisoner » by Alice Brown

As far as my reading has taken me, it seems to be the dry-rot of nations.
Extract from : « The World Peril of 1910 » by George Griffith

So every precaution must be taken against dampness and dry-rot.
Extract from : « Tales of the Malayan Coast » by Rounsevelle Wildman

A species of dry-rot appeared to have broken out in Liberalism.
Extract from : « British Political Leaders » by Justin McCarthy

It might be stricken with dry-rot, elephantiasis and plica polonica for ought I care.
Extract from : « Mr. Incoul's Misadventure » by Edgar Saltus

He would rather have that than flabby silence, as if he were nailing into dry-rot.
Extract from : « Mary Anerley » by R. D. Blackmore

The dry-rot principally attacks ill-seasoned timber, and more particularly that of ships and badly ventilated buildings.
Extract from : « Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I » by Arnold Cooley

Seasoning timber to prevent the dry-rot in ships, churches, and other buildings.
Extract from : « Memorials of the Sea » by William Scoresby

Can anything be more pitiful than "a fine old family" afflicted with dry-rot like ours?
Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson

Synonyms for dry-rot

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