Cor*rode" , v. i. 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.
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.]
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.
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