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rusting
rust R0355900 (rŭst)n.1. a. Any of various powdery or scaly reddish-brown or reddish-yellow hydrated ferric oxides and hydroxides formed on iron and iron-containing materials by low-temperature oxidation in the presence of water.b. Any of various metallic coatings, especially oxides, formed by corrosion.c. A stain or coating resembling iron rust.2. Deterioration, as of ability, resulting from inactivity or neglect.3. Botany a. Rust fungus.b. A plant disease caused by a rust fungus, characterized by reddish or brownish spots on leaves, stems, and other parts.4. A strong brown.v. rust·ed, rust·ing, rusts v.intr.1. To become corroded.2. To deteriorate or degenerate through inactivity or neglect: My golf game has rusted from all those years of not playing.3. To become the color of rust.4. Botany To develop a disease caused by a rust fungus.v.tr.1. To corrode or subject (a metal) to rust formation.2. To impair or spoil, as by misuse or inactivity.3. To color (something) a strong brown.
[Middle English, from Old English rūst; see reudh- in Indo-European roots.]
rust adj.rust′a·ble adj.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | rusting - the formation of reddish-brown ferric oxides on iron by low-temperature oxidation in the presence of waterrustcorroding, corrosion, erosion - erosion by chemical actionoxidation, oxidisation, oxidization - the process of oxidizing; the addition of oxygen to a compound with a loss of electrons; always occurs accompanied by reductionferric oxide - a red oxide of iron |
IdiomsSeerustrusting
rusting: see corrosioncorrosion,
atmospheric oxidation of metals (see oxidation and reduction). By far the most important form of corrosion is the rusting of iron. Rusting is essentially a process of oxidation in which iron combines with water and oxygen to form rust, the reddish-brown crust that
..... Click the link for more information. .Rusting a specific type of metal corrosion. The oxidation of iron upon exposure to atmospheric oxygen, moisture, and carbon dioxide results in the formation of a layer of rust, composed chiefly of hydrous iron oxide, on the surface of the metal. rusting[′rəst·iŋ] (geology) The formation of red, yellow, or brown iron oxide minerals by oxidation of mineral deposits. (metallurgy) The formation of rust on ferrous metals and alloys. rusting
Synonyms for rustingnoun the formation of reddish-brown ferric oxides on iron by low-temperature oxidation in the presence of waterSynonymsRelated Words- corroding
- corrosion
- erosion
- oxidation
- oxidisation
- oxidization
- ferric oxide
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