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Corrosion vs Decomposition - What's the difference?

corrosion | decomposition |

As nouns the difference between corrosion and decomposition

is that corrosion is corrosion while decomposition is decomposition.

corrosion

English

(wikipedia corrosion)

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of corroding or the condition so produced.
  • A substance (such as rust) so formed.
  • (chemistry) Erosion by chemical action, especially oxidation.
  • (by extension) The gradual destruction or undermining of something.

    • Related terms

    * corrosible ----

    decomposition

    English

    (wikipedia decomposition)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A biological process through which organic material is reduced to e.g. compost
  • The act of taking something apart, e.g. for analysis
  • The splitting (of e.g. a matrix, an atom or a compound) into constituent parts

    • Related terms

    * decompose