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corrosion

C2+ Topic:Chemistry
US /kəˈɹoʊʒən/ UK /kəˈɹəʊʒən/
Freq #40330

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Derived forms anticorrosionbiocorrosioncorrosionalcorrosionproofmicrocorrosionphotocorrosiontribocorrosion
Related forms corrosible

Etymology

From Middle English corrosioun, from Old French corrosion, or its source, Late Latin corrōsiōnem, accusative singular of corrōsiō (“gnawing away, corroding”), from Latin corrōdō (“gnaw away, corrode”).

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