Synonyms for corrosion
kəˈroʊ ʒəncor·ro·sion

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1. corrosionnoun

   a state of deterioration in metals caused by oxidation or chemical action

   Synonyms:
   erosion, corroding

2. corrosion, corroding, erosionnoun

   erosion by chemical action

   Synonyms:
   eating away, erosion, eroding, wearing, wearing away, corroding

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1. • Deterioration

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1. corrosionnoun

   Synonyms:
   erosion, eating away. 2. wasting, wearing away

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1. corrosionnoun

   Synonyms:
   erosion

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1. List of paraphrases for "corrosion":

   corrosive, corrosivity, corrosiveness, interlayer, erosion, etching

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1. Virginia Tech:

   The triggering event was very clearly the use of Flint River water without any corrosion control, had the corrosion control been in the water, disinfectant would have been higher, iron would have been lower, probably the outbreak would not have occurred.

2. Michael Manazir:

   They made each airplane coming into the depot kind of a one-off, we realized we couldn’t just replace the parts — we also had to look at the corrosion on the surrounding framework.

3. Ian Firth:

   It is too early to say what caused the tragic collapse, but as this reinforced and prestressed concrete bridge has been there for 50 years it is possible that corrosion of tendons or reinforcement may be a contributory factor.

4. Dawn Lehman:

   There’s no way that a structural member that has sustained that amount of concrete degradation and corrosion has the intended structural integrity; its structural performance has been compromised. But that’s not the same as causing a building collapse.

5. Ari Adler:

   There were early questions, people asking about the treatment of the water. And Valerie ended up talking to the emergency manager and was told the water would be treated, and it seemed the quality improved, and she let it go, as we all know, the quality of the water wasn't the ultimate problem, it was the corrosion control.