Deterioration vs. Corrosion
Deteriorationnoun
The process of making or growing worse, or the state of having grown worse.
Corrosionnoun
The act of corroding or the condition so produced.
Deteriorationnoun
The process of growing worse, or the state of having grown worse.
Corrosionnoun
A substance (such as rust) so formed.
Deteriorationnoun
a symptom of reduced quality or strength
Corrosionnoun
(chemistry) Erosion by chemical action, especially oxidation.
Deteriorationnoun
process of changing to an inferior state
Corrosionnoun
(by extension) The gradual destruction or undermining of something.
Corrosionnoun
The action or effect of corrosive agents, or the process of corrosive change; as, the rusting of iron is a variety of corrosion.
‘Corrosion is a particular species of dissolution of bodies, either by an acid or a saline menstruum.’;
Corrosionnoun
a state of deterioration in metals caused by oxidation or chemical action
Corrosionnoun
erosion by chemical action
Corrosion
Corrosion is a natural process that converts a refined metal into a more chemically stable form such as oxide, hydroxide, carbonate or sulfide. It is the gradual destruction of materials (usually a metal) by chemical and/or electrochemical reaction with their environment.
