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Definition of: corrosion
(kə·rō′zhən) noun
1. An eating or wearing away; gradual decay.
2. The destructive breaking down of metals into their oxides or metallic salts.
3. The product of corrosive action. [<OF <LL corrosio, -onis <corrodere. See CORRODE.]
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