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corrode

v. கரம்பு, பையப் பைய அரித்துத்தின்னு, கரை, சிதை, அழிவுறு.


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Cor*rode" (kr-rd") v. t. [imp. & p. p. Corroded; p. pr. & vb. n. Corroding.] Etym: [L. corrodere, -rosum; cor + rodere to gnaw: cf. F. corroder. See Rodent.] 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. Aqua fortis corroding copper . . . is wont to reduce it to a green- blue solution. Boyle. 2. To consume; to wear away; to prey upon; to impair. Cor*rode", v. i. Defn: To have corrosive action; to be subject to corrosion. Corroding lead, lead sufficiently pure to be used in making white lead by a process of corroding. Syn. -- To canker; gnaw; rust; waste; wear away.


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