corrode

Verb

Meaning

To eat away by degrees; to wear away or diminish by gradually separating or destroying small particles of, as by action of a strong acid or a caustic alkali.

To consume; to wear away; to prey upon; to impair.

To have corrosive action; to be subject to corrosion.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

rust gnaw waste wear eat canker wear away etch damage destroy decay eating burn consume corrupt
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Antonyms

provide help develop aid build grow
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Hypernyms

damage decay crumble dilapidate

Hyponyms

fret eat away

Derivatives

corroded corroding

Anagrams

Cordero

Examples

The metal corroded Source: Internet

The pipes rusted Source: Internet

The acid corroded the metal Source: Internet

The steady dripping of water rusted the metal stopper in the sink Source: Internet

As plutonium was found to corrode readily, the sphere was coated with nickel.sfn A pumpkin bomb (Fat Man test unit) being raised from the pit into the bomb bay of a B-29 for bombing practice during the weeks before the attack on Nagasaki. Source: Internet

As a rule of thumb, only to give an idea on orders of magnitude, steel is protected at pH above ~11 but starts to corrode below ~10 depending on steel characteristics and local physico-chemical conditions when concrete becomes carbonated. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

corrobory corrodable corrodant corroded corrodent Corrodentia