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corrosion

[ kuh-roh-zhuhn ]
/ kəˈroʊ ʒən /
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noun
the act or process of corroding; condition of being corroded.
a product of corroding, as rust.
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Origin of corrosion

1350–1400; Middle English (<Middle French ) <Late Latin corrōsiōn- (stem of corrōsiō) a gnawing away, equivalent to Latin corrōs(us), past participle of corrōdere to corrode + -iōn--ion

OTHER WORDS FROM corrosion

cor·ro·sion·al, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for corrosion

corrosion
/ (kəˈrəʊʒən) /

noun
a process in which a solid, esp a metal, is eaten away and changed by a chemical action, as in the oxidation of iron in the presence of water by an electrolytic process
slow deterioration by being eaten or worn away
the condition produced by or the product of corrosion
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Scientific definitions for corrosion

corrosion
[ kə-rōzhən ]

The breaking down or destruction of a material, especially a metal, through chemical reactions. The most common form of corrosion is rusting, which occurs when iron combines with oxygen and water.
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