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Definitions for: 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"
Webster (1913) Definition: 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.
Synonyms: rust
See Also: crumble, damage, decay, delapidate, eat away, fret
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