corrosionnoun [ U ]
uk/kəˈrəʊ.ʒən/us/kəˈroʊ.ʒən/the process of corroding, or metal that has been corroded:
There was a lot of corrosion on the bottom of the car.
figurative We are witnessing the corrosion of moral standards within our society.
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Physical & chemical processes
- addition reaction
- adiabatic
- adsorb
- advection
- alpha decay
- corrode
- degradable
- diffraction
- dissolve
- exothermic reaction
- impregnate
- redox
- refraction
- rehydrate
- saponification
- scald
- secretion
- sop
- suction
- the carbon cycle
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