Deterioration vs. Corrosion — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Deterioration and Corrosion
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Deterioration
To diminish or impair in quality, character, or value
Time and neglect had deteriorated the property.
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.
Deterioration
To grow worse; degenerate
The weather deteriorated overnight.
Corrosion
The act or process of corroding.
Deterioration
To weaken or disintegrate; decay
The nation's highways are deteriorating at a rapid pace.
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Corrosion
The condition produced by corroding.
Deterioration
The process of making or growing worse, or the state of having grown worse.
Corrosion
A substance, such as rust, formed by corroding.
Deterioration
The process of growing worse, or the state of having grown worse.
Corrosion
The act of corroding or the condition so produced.
Deterioration
A symptom of reduced quality or strength
Corrosion
A substance (such as rust) so formed.
Deterioration
Process of changing to an inferior state
Corrosion
(chemistry) Erosion by chemical action, especially oxidation.
Corrosion
(by extension) The gradual destruction or undermining of something.
Corrosion
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.
Corrosion
A state of deterioration in metals caused by oxidation or chemical action
Corrosion
Erosion by chemical action
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