CORRODING

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Erosion by chemical action

Synonyms:

corroding; corrosion; erosion

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Hypernyms ("corroding" is a kind of...):

chemical action; chemical change; chemical process ((chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involved)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "corroding"):

indentation; pitting; roughness (the formation of small pits in a surface as a consequence of corrosion)

rust; rusting (the formation of reddish-brown ferric oxides on iron by low-temperature oxidation in the presence of water)

Derivation:

corrode (become destroyed by water, air, or a corrosive such as an acid)

corrode (cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid)

-ing form of the verb corrode