different between corrosible vs corrosion

English

Adjective

corrosible (comparative more corrosible, superlative most corrosible)

1. (rare) corrodible

English

Etymology

From Old French corrosion, or its source, Late Latin corr?si?nem, accusative singular of corr?si? (“gnawing away, corroding”), from Latin corr?d? (“gnaw away, corrode”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /k???????n/
• (US) IPA^(key): /k???o???n/

Noun

corrosion (countable and uncountable, plural corrosions)

1. The act of corroding or the condition so produced.
2. A substance (such as rust) so formed.
3. (chemistry) Erosion by chemical action, especially oxidation.
4. (by extension) The gradual destruction or undermining of something.

Related terms

• corrosible

Translations

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin corr?si?nem, accusative singular of corr?si? (“gnawing away, corroding”), from Latin corr?d? (“gnaw away, corrode”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k?.??.zj??/

Noun

corrosion f (plural corrosions)

1. corrosion

Further reading

• “corrosion” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Old French

Noun

corrosion f (oblique plural corrosions, nominative singular corrosion, nominative plural corrosions)

1. corrosion