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English Dictionary: corrosion by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
corrosion
n
  1. a state of deterioration in metals caused by oxidation or chemical action
  2. erosion by chemical action
    Synonym(s): corrosion, corroding, erosion
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Corrosion \Cor*ro"sion\ (k?r-r?"zh?n), n. [LL. corrosio: cf. F.
      corrosion. See {Corrode}.]
      The action or effect of corrosive agents, or the process of
      corrosive change; as, the rusting of iron is a variety of
      corrosion.
  
               Corrosion is a particular species of dissolution of
               bodies, either by an acid or a saline menstruum. --John
                                                                              Quincy.
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