Ĕr'ĕ-mā-kaw'sĭs, n.
n. [Gr. ἐρῆμος, alone, and καῦσις, burning, from καίειν, to burn.] A gradual oxidation from exposure to air and moisture, as in the slow decay of wood.
n. [Gr. ἐρῆμος, alone, and καῦσις, burning, from καίειν, to burn.] A gradual oxidation from exposure to air and moisture, as in the slow decay of wood.