Phenomena and Processes

Corrosion

The gradual destruction of a metal or alloy due to oxidation or action of a chemical agent. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 6th ed)

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Abstract

The gradual destruction of a metal or alloy due to oxidation or action of a chemical agent. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 6th ed)

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  • Corrosions

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almost never IM

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History Note

73(70)

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Previous Indexing

  • Chemistry, Physical (1966-1969)

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  1. G02.165w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Corrosion. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D003343. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D003343
  2. Corrosion. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corrosion
  3. Corrosion. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q137056