vt. 使腐蚀, 侵蚀, 破坏

vi. 被侵蚀, 起腐蚀作用

[医] 腐蚀

Corrode \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.


Corrode \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.