About The Word Corrode
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Corrode
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What's The Definition Of Corrode?
[v] become destroyed by water, air, or an etching chemical such as an acid; "The metal corroded"; "The pipes rusted"
[v] cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid; "The acid corroded the metal"; "The steady dripping of water rusted the metal stopper in the sink" Synonyms | Synonyms for Corrode: rust Related Terms | Find terms related to Corrode: abate | ablate | atomize | bate | be eaten away | bite | break up | canker | come apart | consume | consume away | crack up | crumble | crumble into dust | decay | decline | decompose | decrease | deliquesce | die away | diminish | disintegrate | disjoin | disorganize | dissolve | dive | drop | drop off | dwindle | eat | eat away | eat into | eat out | ebb | erode | etch | fall | fall away | fall off | fall to pieces | fission | gnaw | languish | lessen | let up | melt away | molder | nibble away | oxidize | plummet | plunge | run low | rust | sag | scour | shrink | sink | split | subside | tail off | wane | waste | waste away | wear | wear away See Also | crumble | damage | decay | delapidate | eat away | fret Corrode In Webster's Dictionary \Cor*rode"\ (k?r-r?d") v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Corroded};
p. pr. & vb. n. {Corroding}.] [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. 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. |
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