Rotting — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

(biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action

break down

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˈɑːɾɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˈɒtɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˈɒtɪŋ/

2 syllables Say it as /ɹˈɑːɾɪŋ/.

Examples

The bodies decomposed in the heat
Political prisoners are wasting away in many prisons all over the world

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

waste decompose molder moulder rot putrefaction decomposition

Parts of Speech

noun	(biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action
verb	break down “The bodies decomposed in the heat”
verb	become physically weaker “Political prisoners are wasting away in many prisons all over the world”

Word Forms

decompose	verb	break down
rot	verb	break down
putrefy	verb	become putrid; decay with an offensive smell
decomposition	noun	(biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action
rot	noun	(biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action
rotting	noun	(biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action
wastage	noun	the process of wasting

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verrottet

(Biologie) der Prozess des Verfalls, der durch die Einwirkung von Bakterien oder Pilzen verursacht wird

🇫🇷French

pourrir

(biologie) processus de décomposition provoqué par une action bactérienne ou fongique.

🇪🇸Spanish

podrido

(biología) el proceso de descomposición causado por la acción bacteriana o fúngica

🇮🇹Italian

marcire

(biologia) processo di decadimento causato dall'azione batterica o fungina

🇳🇱Dutch

rottend

(biologie) het proces van verval veroorzaakt door bacteriële of schimmelwerking

🇵🇹Portuguese

apodrecendo

(biologia) o processo de decomposição causado pela ação bacteriana ou fúngica

🇷🇺Russian

гниение

(биология) процесс гниения, вызванный действием бактерий или грибков.

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सड़

(जीव विज्ञान) जीवाणु या कवक क्रिया के कारण होने वाली क्षय की प्रक्रिया

🇧🇩Bengali

পচা

(জীববিজ্ঞান) ব্যাকটেরিয়া বা ছত্রাকের ক্রিয়া দ্বারা সৃষ্ট ক্ষয়ের প্রক্রিয়া

🇮🇳Tamil

அழுகும்

(உயிரியல்) பாக்டீரியா அல்லது பூஞ்சை நடவடிக்கையால் ஏற்படும் சிதைவு செயல்முறை

🇮🇳Telugu

కుళ్ళిపోతున్నాయి

(జీవశాస్త్రం) బ్యాక్టీరియా లేదా శిలీంధ్ర చర్య వల్ల ఏర్పడే క్షయం ప్రక్రియ

🇮🇳Marathi

सडणे

(जीवशास्त्र) जिवाणू किंवा बुरशीजन्य क्रियेमुळे होणारी क्षय प्रक्रिया

🇮🇳Gujarati

સડો

(જીવવિજ્ઞાન) બેક્ટેરિયા અથવા ફૂગની ક્રિયાને કારણે થતી સડોની પ્રક્રિયા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕೊಳೆಯುತ್ತಿದೆ

(ಜೀವಶಾಸ್ತ್ರ) ಬ್ಯಾಕ್ಟೀರಿಯಾ ಅಥವಾ ಶಿಲೀಂಧ್ರದ ಕ್ರಿಯೆಯಿಂದ ಉಂಟಾಗುವ ಕೊಳೆಯುವ ಪ್ರಕ್ರಿಯೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ചീഞ്ഞുനാറുന്നു

(ജീവശാസ്ത്രം) ബാക്ടീരിയ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഫംഗസ് പ്രവർത്തനം മൂലമുണ്ടാകുന്ന ക്ഷയ പ്രക്രിയ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੜਨ

(ਜੀਵ-ਵਿਗਿਆਨ) ਬੈਕਟੀਰੀਆ ਜਾਂ ਫੰਗਲ ਕਿਰਿਆ ਕਾਰਨ ਸੜਨ ਦੀ ਪ੍ਰਕਿਰਿਆ

🇵🇰Urdu

سڑنا

(حیاتیات) جراثیم یا کوکیی عمل کی وجہ سے زوال کا عمل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

腐烂

（生物学）由细菌或真菌作用引起的腐烂过程

🇯🇵Japanese

腐っている

(生物学) 細菌または真菌の作用によって引き起こされる腐敗の過程

🇰🇷Korean

썩어가는

(생물학) 박테리아나 곰팡이 작용으로 인한 부패 과정

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thối rữa

(sinh học) quá trình phân hủy do hoạt động của vi khuẩn hoặc nấm gây ra

🇹🇭Thai

เน่าเปื่อย

(ชีววิทยา) กระบวนการสลายตัวที่เกิดจากการกระทำของแบคทีเรียหรือเชื้อรา

🇮🇩Indonesian

membusuk

(Biologi) proses pembusukan yang disebabkan oleh tindakan bakteri atau jamur

🇵🇭Filipino

nabubulok

(biology) ang proseso ng pagkabulok na dulot ng pagkilos ng bacterial o fungal

🇲🇾Malay

mereput

(biologi) proses pereputan yang disebabkan oleh tindakan bakteria atau kulat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

متعفنة

(علم الأحياء) عملية التحلل الناجم عن عمل بكتيري أو فطري

🇮🇷Persian

پوسیده شدن

(زیست شناسی) فرآیند پوسیدگی ناشی از عمل باکتری یا قارچ

🇹🇷Turkish

çürüyen

(biyoloji) bakteri veya mantar eyleminin neden olduğu çürüme süreci

🇮🇱Hebrew

נרקב

(ביולוגיה) תהליך הריקבון הנגרם כתוצאה מפעולה חיידקית או פטרייתית

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