corrosion
nounUK /kəˈɹəʊʒən/ · US /kəˈɹoʊʒən/
Etymology From Middle English corrosioun, from Old French corrosion, or its source, Late Latin corrōsiōnem, accusative singular of corrōsiō (“gnawing away, corroding”), from Latin corrōdō (“gnaw away, corrode”).
1
The act of corroding or the condition so produced.
2
A substance (such as rust) so formed.
4
Broadly The gradual destruction or undermining of something.
- the corrosion of values
- Derived terms
- anticorrosion, biocorrosion, corrosional, corrosionproof, flash corrosion, microcorrosion, photocorrosion, pitting corrosion, tribocorrosion
- Related terms
- corrosible