01 n. The action or effect of corrosive agents, or the process of corrosive change; as, the rusting of iron is a variety of corrosion.
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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.