Definitions
(biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action
Word origin
From Middle English rotynge (“rotting”), from Old English rotung; equivalent to rot + -ing. Conflated with Middle English rotende, present participle of roten (“to rot”), from Old English rotiende, present participle of rotian (“to rot”).
Used in a sentence
“[…] the mould on the boles of the other [trees], that lyes commonly there, and is made of the annual rottings of their own leaves.”
“From the compost rinds and rottings, from the garbage peels, from the shadows' darkness, darkness, this guttered meal and all its redolence.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Slowly decaying”7 letters
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