CORRODING

corrosion, corroding, erosion

(noun) erosion by chemical action

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

corroding

present participle of corrode

Noun

corroding (plural corrodings)

corrosion

Source: Wiktionary


CORRODE

Cor*rode" (kr-rd") v. t. [imp. & p. p. Corroded; p. pr. & vb. n. Corroding.] Etym: [L. corrodere, -rosum; cor + rodere to gnaw: cf. F. corroder. See Rodent.]

1. To eat away by degrees; to wear away or diminish by gradually separating or destroying small particles of, as by action of a strong acid or a caustic alkali. Aqua fortis corroding copper . . . is wont to reduce it to a green- blue solution. Boyle.

2. To consume; to wear away; to prey upon; to impair.

Cor*rode", v. i.

Definition: To have corrosive action; to be subject to corrosion. Corroding lead, lead sufficiently pure to be used in making white lead by a process of corroding.

Syn.

– To canker; gnaw; rust; waste; wear away.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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