corroding
Slowly being destroyed
Corroding is the present participle of corrode—to eat away gradually through chemical action.
Metal corrodes when exposed to moisture and air; rust is corroded iron.
The word extends to anything that deteriorates through persistent attack: Resentment was corroding their marriage.
A corroding influence weakens or destroys over time.
Decline in condition
- weakeningBecoming less strong
- decayGradual organic breakdown
- crumblingBreaking down gradually
- disintegrationProcess of breaking apart
erosion · wasting · pitting · spalling · flaking · breakdown · damage · failure
Element twenty-six
- steelCarbon-hardened iron alloy
- oxideOxygen-bonded compound
- flakingShedding in layers
- pittingForming small cavities
patina · oxidation · ferrous · reddish · weathering · discoloration · encrustation · perforation
Low-pH chemical compound
- causticChemically burning; bitterly mocking
- reactiveTending to respond
- etchantChemical for controlled corrosion
- sulfuricOf a strong acid
nitric · chloride · hydrochloric · alkali · solvent · electrolyte · brine · saltwater
Reddish-brown metallic element
piping · infrastructure · bridges · hull · rebar · tanks · machinery · fittings
Applied surface covering
- primerPreparatory coat or guide
- sealantGap-blocking substance
- galvanizingSpurring into sudden action
- anodizingElectrolytic metal surface treatment
cathodic · protection · inhibitor · treatment · maintenance · inspection · resistant · stainless
degradation
Decline in condition
disintegration · erosion · wasting · pitting · spalling · flaking · breakdown · damage · failure · compromise
iron
Element twenty-six
pitting · patina · oxidation · ferrous · reddish · weathering · discoloration · encrustation · perforation · brittle
acid
Low-pH chemical compound
- causticChemically burning; bitterly mocking
- reactiveTending to respond
- etchantChemical for controlled corrosion
sulfuric · nitric · chloride · hydrochloric · alkali · solvent · electrolyte · brine · saltwater · reagent
copper
Reddish-brown metallic element
alloy · piping · infrastructure · bridges · hull · rebar · tanks · machinery · fittings · joints
coating
Applied surface covering
- primerPreparatory coat or guide
- sealantGap-blocking substance
- galvanizingSpurring into sudden action
anodizing · cathodic · protection · inhibitor · treatment · maintenance · inspection · resistant · stainless · alloy
- deterioratingdecaying, decomposing, degrading, rotting, eroding
- contaminationpolluting, contaminating, fouling, tainting, poisoning
- decliningdeclining, waning, fading, diminishing, decreasing
- gradual declinefading, waning, dwindling, diminishing, ebbing
- spoiledrotten, rotted, rotting, spoiled, spoiling
- texture changessmoothing, roughening, softening, hardening, wrinkling
corrodingfortifying
Making stronger or sturdier
strengthening · reinforcing · preserving · restoring · protecting
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