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rust fungus, rusting, corrode, eat, rusty Definition: any of various fungi causing rust disease in plants;the formation of reddish-brown ferric oxides on iron by low-temperature oxidation in the presence of water;a reddish-brown discoloration of leaves and stems caused by a rust fungus;a red or brown oxide coating on iron or steel caused by the action of oxygen and moisture;become coated with oxide;become destroyed by water, air, or an etching chemical such as an acid; "The metal corroded"; "The pipes rusted";cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid; "The acid corroded the metal"; "The steady dripping of water rusted the metal stopper in the sink";of the color of rust;
Hyponyms: flax rust, flax rust fungus, Melampsora lini, blister rust, Cronartium ribicola, wheat rust, Puccinia graminis, apple rust, cedar-apple rust, Gymnosporangium juniperi-virginianae, white-pine rust, white pine blister rust, fret, eat away Grouped Verbs: oxidize, oxidise, oxidate, corrode, eat Member Meronyms: Uredinales, order Uredinales Derivational Morphology:
corrode, eat, rusting, corrosion, corroding, erosion
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