different between corrosion vs alodyne

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

English

Etymology

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Noun

alodyne (uncountable)

1. A chromic acid conversion process that leaves a corrosion-resistant film on aluminum surfaces.
   • 1996. The Do-It-Yourself 747[1]:

     Flush the alodyne off with tap water, let dry.

   • 2011, Shu T. Lai, Fundamentals of Spacecraft Charging

     Examples of partially conducting paints are zinc ortho-titanate, alodyne, and indium oxide.

Anagrams

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