CORRODING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does corroding mean? 

• CORRODING (noun)
  The noun CORRODING has 1 sense:

1. erosion by chemical action

  Familiarity information: CORRODING used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CORRODING (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Erosion by chemical action

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Synonyms:

corroding; corrosion; erosion

Hypernyms ("corroding" is a kind of...):

chemical action; chemical change; chemical process ((chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involved)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "corroding"):

indentation; pitting; roughness (the formation of small pits in a surface as a consequence of corrosion)

rust; rusting (the formation of reddish-brown ferric oxides on iron by low-temperature oxidation in the presence of water)

Derivation:

corrode (become destroyed by water, air, or a corrosive such as an acid)

corrode (cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid)

 Context examples 

Something of vengeance I had tasted for the first time; as aromatic wine it seemed, on swallowing, warm and racy: its after-flavour, metallic and corroding, gave me a sensation as if I had been poisoned.

(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)