Cor-rō'sion, n.

n. [L. Lat. corrosio, Fr. & Sp. corrosion, Pr. corrosio, It. corrosione. See CORRODE.] The action of eating or wearing away by slow degrees, as by the action of acids on metals.

Corrosion is a particular species of dissolution of bodies, either by an acid or a saline menstruum. Quincy.