rust
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(satellite adjective) of the color of rust |
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Synonyms: rusty |
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(noun) any of various fungi causing rust disease in plants |
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Synonyms: rust fungus |
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Related Words: Cronartium ribicola, Gymnosporangium juniperi-virginianae, Melampsora lini, Puccinia graminis, apple rust, blister rust, cedar-apple rust, flax rust, flax rust fungus, fungus, wheat rust |
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(noun) the formation of reddish-brown ferric oxides on iron by low-temperature oxidation in the presence of water |
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Synonyms: rusting |
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Related Words: corroding, corrosion, erosion, oxidation, oxidisation, oxidization |
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(noun) a reddish-brown discoloration of leaves and stems caused by a rust fungus |
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Related Words: blister rust, plant disease, white pine blister rust, white-pine rust |
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(noun) a red or brown oxide coating on iron or steel caused by the action of oxygen and moisture |
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Related Words: ferric oxide |
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(verb) become destroyed by water or air; "The metal corroded" |
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Synonyms: corrode |
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Related Words: crumble, decay, delapidate, eat away, fret |
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(verb) cause to rust; "The acid corroded the metal" |
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Synonyms: corrode, eat |
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Related Words: damage |
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