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Dry rot, the Glossary

Dry rot is wood decay caused by one of several species of fungi that digest parts of wood which give it strength and stiffness.^[1]

33 relations: Antifreeze, Cellulose, Copper, Epoxy, Equilibrium moisture content, Ethylene glycol, Etymological fallacy, Fibroporia vaillantii, Flint, Fungus, Hemicellulose, Humidity, Hypha, Lignin, Lime mortar, Misnomer, Moisture, Mold health issues, Mycelium, Naphthenic acid, Natural rubber, North America, Occupational safety and health, Paradox, Rentokil Initial, Royal Navy, Serpula lacrymans, Spore, Sporocarp (fungus), The Times, United Kingdom, Wet rot, Wood-decay fungus.
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Antifreeze

An antifreeze is an additive which lowers the freezing point of a water-based liquid.

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Cellulose

Cellulose is an organic compound with the formula, a polysaccharide consisting of a linear chain of several hundred to many thousands of β(1→4) linked D-glucose units.

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Copper

Copper is a chemical element; it has symbol Cu and atomic number 29.

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Epoxy

Epoxy is the family of basic components or cured end products of epoxy resins.

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Equilibrium moisture content

The equilibrium moisture content (EMC) of a hygroscopic material surrounded at least partially by air is the moisture content at which the material is neither gaining nor losing moisture.

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Ethylene glycol

Ethylene glycol (IUPAC name: ethane-1,2-diol) is an organic compound (a vicinal diol) with the formula.

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Etymological fallacy

An etymological fallacy is an argument of equivocation, arguing that a word is defined by its etymology, and that its customary usage is therefore incorrect.

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Fibroporia vaillantii

Fibroporia vaillantii, also known as mine fungus, white pore fungus, Antrodia vaillantii, Polyporus vaillantii, and various other names on Mycobank.

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Flint

Flint, occasionally flintstone, is a sedimentary cryptocrystalline form of the mineral quartz, categorized as the variety of chert that occurs in chalk or marly limestone.

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Fungus

A fungus (fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms.

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Hemicellulose

A hemicellulose (also known as polyose) is one of a number of heteropolymers (matrix polysaccharides), such as arabinoxylans, present along with cellulose in almost all terrestrial plant cell walls.

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Humidity

Humidity is the concentration of water vapor present in the air.

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Hypha

A hypha (hyphae) is a long, branching, filamentous structure of a fungus, oomycete, or actinobacterium.

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Lignin

Lignin is a class of complex organic polymers that form key structural materials in the support tissues of most plants.

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Lime mortar

Lime mortar or torching is a masonry mortar composed of lime and an aggregate such as sand, mixed with water.

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Misnomer

A misnomer is a name that is incorrectly or unsuitably applied.

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Moisture

Moisture is the presence of a liquid, especially water, often in trace amounts.

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Mold health issues

Mold health issues refer to the harmful health effects of molds ("moulds" in British English) and their mycotoxins. Dry rot and mold health issues are Building defects.

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Mycelium

Mycelium (mycelia) is a root-like structure of a fungus consisting of a mass of branching, thread-like hyphae.

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Naphthenic acid

Naphthenic acids (NAs) are mixtures of several cyclopentyl and cyclohexyl carboxylic acids with molecular weights of 120 to well over 700 atomic mass units.

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Rubber, also called India rubber, latex, Amazonian rubber, caucho, or caoutchouc, as initially produced, consists of polymers of the organic compound isoprene, with minor impurities of other organic compounds.

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North America

North America is a continent in the Northern and Western Hemispheres.

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Occupational safety and health

Occupational safety and health (OSH) or occupational health and safety (OHS) is a multidisciplinary field concerned with the safety, health, and welfare of people at work (i.e., while performing duties required by one's occupation).

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Paradox

A paradox is a logically self-contradictory statement or a statement that runs contrary to one's expectation.

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Rentokil Initial

Rentokil Initial is a British business services group based in Crawley, England.

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Royal Navy

The Royal Navy (RN) is the naval warfare force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies, and a component of His Majesty's Naval Service.

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Serpula lacrymans

Serpula lacrymans is one of the fungi that cause damage to timber referred to as dry rot.

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Spore

In biology, a spore is a unit of sexual (in fungi) or asexual reproduction that may be adapted for dispersal and for survival, often for extended periods of time, in unfavourable conditions.

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Sporocarp (fungus)

The sporocarp (also known as fruiting body, fruit body or fruitbody) of fungi is a multicellular structure on which spore-producing structures, such as basidia or asci, are borne.

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The Times

The Times is a British daily national newspaper based in London.

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United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of the continental mainland.

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Wet rot

Wet rot is a generic term used to define a variety of fungal species, such as Coniophora puteana (otherwise known as cellar fungus) and Choanephora cucurbitarum.

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Wood-decay fungus

A wood-decay or xylophagous fungus is any species of fungus that digests moist wood, causing it to rot.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dry_rot

Also known as Dry Rot Treatment, Dry-rot, Dryrot.