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Examples of corrode
corrode
Crooked transactions corrode confidence, which hurts firms and investors alike.
From the economist.com
They can corrode through surrounding tissue, with potentially grave consequences.
From the ocregister.com
No amount of torture could corrode his faith in the underlying goodness of man.
From the blog.beliefnet.com
Even more surprising, we found that such superheated water can corrode diamond.
From the sciencedaily.com
The entrapped moisture can corrode petrol tanks, pumps, fuel lines and injectors.
From the economist.com
It pushed down on costs too hard for too long, and began to corrode productivity.
From the guardian.co.uk
The drywall also is believed to corrode coils and wiring throughout the homes.
From the kentucky.com
But the ability of racism to distort and corrode our society has become a lot less.
From the time.com
Metals corrode and weaken, hair is not very strong and synthetic fibres melt.
From the newscientist.com
- Cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid; "The acid corroded the metal"; "The steady dripping of water rusted the metal stopper in the sink"
- (corroded) eaten away as by acid or oxidation
- (corroding) corrosion: erosion by chemical action
- (corrosion) a state of deterioration in metals caused by oxidation or chemical action
- (corrosive) caustic: of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action
- (corrosive) a substance having the tendency to cause corrosion (such a strong acids or alkali)
- Corrosion is the disintegration of an engineered material into its constituent atoms due to chemical reactions with its surroundings. In the most common use of the word, this means electrochemical oxidation of metals in reaction with an oxidant such as oxygen. ...
- (Corrosion (album)) Corrosion is a 2 CD compilation album released by Sony BMG and Columbia Records in 2001.
- A corrosive substance is one that will destroy or irreversibly damage another surface or substance with which it comes into contact. ...
