Definition of Corosion
Cor*ro"sion (k?r-r?"zh?n), n. [LL.
corrosio: cf. F. corrosion. See Corrode.]
The action or effect of corrosive agents, or the process of
corrosive change; as, the rusting of iron is a variety of
corrosion.
Corrosion is a particular species of
dissolution of bodies, either by an acid or a saline
menstruum.
John Quincy.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- the act of corroding or the condition so produced
- a substance (such as rust) so formed
- (chemistry) erosion by chemical action, especially oxidation
- (by extension) the gradual destruction or undermining of something
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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