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Added 9 October 2026

corrosion

/kəˈɹəʊʒən/ noun

Latin root: corrōsiōnem Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about corrosion at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

The act of corroding or the condition so produced.
A substance (such as rust) so formed.
Erosion by chemical action, especially oxidation.

Origin

From Middle English corrosioun, from Old French corrosion, or its source, Late Latin corrōsiōnem, accusative singular of corrōsiō (“gnawing away, corroding”), from Latin corrōdō (“gnaw away, corrode”).

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