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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary cor·ro·sion ETYMOLOGY Middle English, from Late Latin corrosion-, corrosio act of gnawing, from Latin corrodere DATE 14th century 1. the action, process, or effect of corroding 2. a product of corroding English Etymology corrosion c.1400, from O.Fr . corrosion, from L. corrosionem, noun of action from corrodere (see corrode).http://O.Fr Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English corrosion noun VERB + CORROSION cause | prevent | suffer from a building whose structure is suffering from corrosion PHRASES signs of corrosion Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged cor·ro·sion \kəˈrōzhən\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English corosion, from Late Latin corrosion-, corrosio act of gnawing, from Latin corrosus (past participle of corrodere) + -ion-, -io -ion 1. : the action, process, or effect of corroding: as a. : the action or process of corrosive chemical change not necessarily accompanied by loss of form or compactness; typically: a gradual wearing away or alteration by a chemical or electrochemical essentially oxidizing process (as in the atmospheric rusting of iron) b. : a gradual weakening, loss, or destruction (as of spirit or force) < the corrosion of faith and the corruption of moral standards — Times Literary Supplement > c. : erosion of land or rock; specifically : the removal of soil or rock by the solvent or chemical action of running water — compare corrasion 2. a. : a product of corrosion < a hard corrosion of white lead > b. : a study specimen of an organ or other structure prepared by injection of hollow parts (as blood vessels) with a plastic and subsequent removal of the surrounding tissue by corrosion |
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