corroding
    n 1: erosion by chemical action [syn: corrosion, corroding,
         erosion]

Corrode \Cor*rode"\ (k?r-r?d") v. t. [imp. & p. p. Corroded;
   p. pr. & vb. n. Corroding.] [L. corrodere, -rosum; cor +
   rodere to gnaw: cf. F. corroder. See Rodent.]
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   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.
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            Aqua fortis corroding copper . . . is wont to reduce
            it to a green-blue solution.          --Boyle.
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   2. To consume; to wear away; to prey upon; to impair.
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