corrosion
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SS-H2 is particularly promising because of its resistance to corrosion.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 11, 2026
Chlorides, which are abundant in seawater, are particularly aggressive toward many metals and can cause localized corrosion.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 11, 2026
The confinement structure is temporarily patched, and Ukraine seeks $580 million for repairs to prevent irreversible corrosion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
Those additions, coupled with the long-term degradation from corrosion, ultimately caused the collapse four decades after construction.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
The mechanism of Harrison's chronometer could withstand the turbulent motion of a ship at sea, defy changes of temperature, and resist the corrosion of salt water and air.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
Genre-bending authors are often well-suited to making sense of the daily horrors and subtle corrosions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2026
Now, for all the corrosions of inflation, food prices and property taxes, money seems a bit looser.
From Time Magazine Archive
All religions have changed and suffered secular corrosions, despite signs of revival in recent years.
From Time Magazine Archive
Post-Mortem Appearances Common to the Mineral Acids.—Stains and corrosions about the mouth, chin, and fingers, or wherever the acid has come in contact.
From Aids to Forensic Medicine and Toxicology by W. G. Aitchison (William George Aitchison ) Robertson
This indicated that the mucous lining of the stomach had been partially removed by the corrosions of the drug, or that nervous power had suddenly come to a stand-still, which demanded an increase of stimulus.
From The Opium Habit by Horace B. Day
Vocabulary lists containing corrosion
Song for a Whale
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Unit 3, Academic Vocabulary
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"Modern Automotive Technology," Vocabulary from Section 2
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