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2 definitions found 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: corrosion n 1: a state of deterioration in metals caused by oxidation or chemical action 2: erosion by chemical action [syn: {corroding}, {erosion}]
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