Rusting (original) (raw)

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

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