(v) cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid, Syn. rust, eat, Example:The acid corroded the metal; The steady dripping of water rusted the metal stopper in the sink

corrode

(v) become destroyed by water, air, or a corrosive such as an acid, Syn. rust, Example:The metal corroded; The pipes rusted

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)

Corrode

pos>v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Corroded; p. pr. & vb. n. Corroding. ] [ L. corrodere, -rosum; cor + rodere to gnaw: cf. F. corroder. See Rodent. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

Aqua fortis corroding copper . . . is wont to reduce it to a green-blue solution. Boyle. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To consume; to wear away; to prey upon; to impair. [ 1913 Webster ]

Corrode

v. i. To have corrosive action; to be subject to corrosion. [ 1913 Webster ]

Corroding lead, lead sufficiently pure to be used in making white lead by a process of corroding.

Syn. -- To canker; gnaw; rust; waste; wear away. [ 1913 Webster ]

Corrodent

a. [ L. corrodens, p. pr. of corrodere. ] Corrosive. [ R. ] Bp. King. [ 1913 Webster ]

Corrodent

n. Anything that corrodes. Bp. King. [ 1913 Webster ]

Corrodiate

v. t. [ See Corrode. ] To eat away by degrees; to corrode. [ Obs. ] Sandys. [ 1913 Webster ]

Corrodibility

n. The quality of being corrodible. [ R. ] Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]

Corrodible

a. Capable of being corroded; corrosible. Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

เพิ่มคำศัพท์

ทราบความหมายของคำศัพท์นี้? กด [เพิ่มคำศัพท์] เพื่อใส่คำนี้พร้อมความหมาย เพื่อเป็นวิทยาทานแก่ผู้ใช้ท่านอื่น ๆ

corrod

Longdo Dict

บริการอื่น ๆ

Download