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corrosion

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

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tarnish

English

Etymology

From Middle English ternysshen, a borrowing from Old French terniss-, stem of ternir (to make dim, make wan), borrowed from Frankish *darnijan (to conceal). Doublet of dern and darn.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?t??n??/

Noun

tarnish (usually uncountable, plural tarnishes)

  1. Oxidation or discoloration, especially of a decorative metal exposed to air.
    • 1918, Hannah Teresa Rowley, Mrs. Helen Louise (Wales) Farrell, Principles of Chemistry Applied to the Household
      Precipitated calcium carbonate, a very fine powdery form, is used as a basis for many tooth powders and pastes. As whiting it finds a wide use in cleaning metals of their tarnishes.

Translations

Verb

tarnish (third-person singular simple present tarnishes, present participle tarnishing, simple past and past participle tarnished)

  1. (intransitive) To oxidize or discolor due to oxidation.
  2. (transitive) To compromise, damage, soil, or sully.
  3. (intransitive, figuratively) To lose its lustre or attraction; to become dull.

Translations

Anagrams

  • Hartins, rantish

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