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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Corrode \Cor*rode"\ (k?r-r?d") v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Corroded};
     p. pr. & vb. n. {Corroding}.] [L. corrodere, -rosum; cor +
     rodere to gnaw: cf. F. corroder. See {Rodent}.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. To eat away by degrees; to wear away or diminish by
        gradually separating or destroying small particles of, as


        by action of a strong acid or a caustic alkali.
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              Aqua fortis corroding copper . . . is wont to reduce
              it to a green-blue solution.          --Boyle.
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     2. To consume; to wear away; to prey upon; to impair.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  corroding
       n : erosion by chemical action [syn: {corrosion}, {erosion}]

















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