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corrosion

[kuh-roh-zhuhn] / kəˈroʊ ʒən /


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Stainless steel has been used for roughly a century and has become one of the most important materials for applications where corrosion is a concern.

From Science Daily Aug. 11, 2026

SS-H2 is particularly promising because of its resistance to 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

The corrosions may be small, or may extend over a very large surface.

From Aids to Forensic Medicine and Toxicology by W. G. Aitchison (William George Aitchison ) Robertson

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




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