| NOUN | process | corroding, corrosion, erosion | erosion by chemical action |
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| Meaning | erosion by chemical action. | |
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| Synonyms | corrosion, erosion | |
| Narrower | pitting, roughness, indentation | The formation of small pits in a surface as a consequence of corrosion |
| rust, rusting | The formation of reddish-brown ferric oxides on iron by low-temperature oxidation in the presence of water | |
| Broader | chemical process, chemical change, chemical action | (chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involved |
| Spanish | corrosión, corrosivo, desgaste, erosión | |
| Catalan | corrosió, desgast, erosió | |
| Verbs | corrode | become destroyed by water, air, or a corrosive such as an acid |
| corrode | cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid | |
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