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Corrosion

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erosionnoun(uncountable) The result of having been worn away or eroded, as by a glacier on rock or the sea on a cliff face.
corrodingnouncorrosion

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corrodingnouncorrosion
erosionnoun(uncountable) The result of having been worn away or eroded, as by a glacier on rock or the sea on a cliff face.
corrosivitynounCorrosiveness, especially when related to water.
corrosivenessnounThe quality or property of corroding or being corrosive, of eating away or disintegrating; acrimony.
corrosivenounAny solid, liquid or gas capable of irreparably harming living tissues or damaging material on contact.
rustnounThe deteriorated state of iron or steel as a result of moisture and oxidation; it consists mostly of iron(III) oxide (ferric oxide) and iron(II) oxide (ferrous oxide).
steelnoun(countable, uncountable) An artificial metal produced from iron, harder and more elastic than elemental iron; used figuratively as a symbol of hardness.
crackingnounThe production of a crack sound.
interlayernounA layer of material sandwiched between others, especially a layer of plastic between the layers of laminated glass.
oxidationnounThe combination of a substance with oxygen.
etchingnoun(uncountable) The art of producing an image from a metal plate into which an image or text has been etched with acid.
substancenounPhysical matter; material.
oxidenoun(chemistry) A binary chemical compound of oxygen with another chemical element.
nacenounA surname.
decaynoun(ecology, medicine) The process or result of being gradually decomposed; rot, decomposition.
degradationnounThe act of reducing in rank, character, or reputation, or of abasing; a lowering from one's standing or rank in office or society
deteriorationnounThe process of making or growing worse, or the state of having grown worse.
wastingnounCausing a waste, or wasting away; causing pronounced loss of body mass.
disintegrationnounA process by which anything disintegrates.
attritionnounA gradual reduction in number.

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