rusting : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: rusting	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for rusting
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
rusting n the formation of reddish-brown ferric oxides on iron by low-temperature oxidation in the presence of water Synonym(s): rust, rusting
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rust \Rust\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Rusted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Rusting}.] [AS. rustian.] 1. To contract rust; to be or become oxidized. If gold ruste, what shall iron do? --Chaucer. Our armors now may rust. --Dryden. 2. To be affected with the parasitic fungus called rust; also, to acquire a rusty appearance. as plants. 3. Fig.: To degenerate in idleness; to become dull or impaired by inaction. Must I rust in Egypt? never more Appear in arms, and be the chief of Greece? --Dryden.