Corrode

Definition of Corrode

Cor`rode´ Pronunciation: k?r-r?d´

v. t.

1.

[imp. & p. p. Corroded; p. pr. & vb. n. Corroding.]

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.

v. i.

1.

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.

Related Words

abate, ablate, atomize, bate, be eaten away, bite, break up, canker, come apart, consume, consume away, crack up, crumble, crumble into dust, decay, decline, decompose, decrease, deliquesce, die away, diminish, disintegrate, disjoin, disorganize, dissolve, dive, drop, drop off, dwindle, eat, eat away, eat into, eat out, ebb, erode, etch, fall, fall away, fall off, fall to pieces, fission, gnaw, languish, lessen, let up, melt away, molder, nibble away, oxidize, plummet, plunge, run low, rust, sag, scour, shrink, sink, split, subside, tail off, wane, waste, waste away, wear, wear away

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