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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)
- The act of corroding or the condition so produced.
- A substance (such as rust) so formed.
- (chemistry) Erosion by chemical action, especially oxidation.
- (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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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.
- 1918, Hannah Teresa Rowley, Mrs. Helen Louise (Wales) Farrell, Principles of Chemistry Applied to the Household
Translations
Verb
tarnish (third-person singular simple present tarnishes, present participle tarnishing, simple past and past participle tarnished)
- (intransitive) To oxidize or discolor due to oxidation.
- (transitive) To compromise, damage, soil, or sully.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To lose its lustre or attraction; to become dull.
Translations
Anagrams
- Hartins, rantish
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