腐蝕
ふしょく
Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive, Intransitive
1.
rot, decay, erosion
2.
corrosion, etching, rust
Noun
3.
saprophagy
biology
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鉄は水に触れると腐食しやすい。
Iron tends to corrode when it comes into contact with water.
酸性雨は建物の外壁を腐食させる原因となる。
Acid rain causes the corrosion of building exteriors.
電気化学的な腐食は、金属の劣化の主要な原因の一つだ。
Electrochemical corrosion is one of the main causes of metal degradation.
海底に沈んだ船は、長い年月をかけてゆっくりと腐食していく。
A ship sunk to the bottom of the sea slowly corrodes over many years.
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