arrosion

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The wasting away of a vessel wall under pressure.
  2. A gnawing.

Word forms

arrosion arrosions

Etymology

From Latin arrodere, arrosum (“to gnaw”). Compare French arrosion.

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