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RUSTING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The formation of reddish-brown ferric oxides on iron by low-temperature oxidation in the presence of water
Synonyms:
rust; rusting
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Hypernyms ("rusting" is a kind of...):
corroding; corrosion; erosion (erosion by chemical action)
oxidation; oxidisation; oxidization (the process of oxidizing; the addition of oxygen to a compound with a loss of electrons; always occurs accompanied by reduction)
Meronyms (substance of "rusting"):
ferric oxide (a red oxide of iron)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb rust
