Corrode /(k?r-r?d")/

Cor·rode

Corrode

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Corroded; p. pr. & vb. n. Corroding

  1. To eat away by degrees; to wear away or diminish by gradually separating or destroying small particles of, as by action of a strong acid or a caustic alkali.
    Aqua fortis corroding copper . . . is wont to reduce it to a green-blue solution.
  2. To consume; to wear away; to prey upon; to impair.

Corrode

v. i.
  1. To have corrosive action; to be subject to corrosion.

Phrases & Compounds
Corroding lead
lead sufficiently pure to be used in making white lead by a process of corroding.