bronze diseasen. a form of corrosion affecting the surface of bronze.
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bronze disease1925
1925 Fink & EldridgeRestoration Anc. Bronzes 42 The usual immediate cause of the bronze disease is the presence of a trace of chloride, and the action is..electrolytic.
1961 Antiquaries Jrnl.41 31 The bucranium..has a few spots of active copper chloride (‘bronze disease’).