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Plumbing vs Corrosion - What's the difference?

plumbing | corrosion |

As nouns the difference between plumbing and corrosion

is that plumbing is (uncountable) the pipes, together with the joints, tanks, stopcocks, taps and other fixtures of a water, gas or sewage system in a house or other building while corrosion is corrosion.

plumbing

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (uncountable) The pipes, together with the joints, tanks, stopcocks, taps and other fixtures of a water, gas or sewage system in a house or other building.
  • (uncountable) The trade or occupation of a plumber.
  • (uncountable, informal) A system of vessels or ducts in the human body, especially the genitourinary system.
  • My plumbing was playing up, so I had to see the doctor.
  • (countable) A Murasugi sum where each disk summed along has its boundary subdivided into four segments.
  • Synonyms

    * (genitourinary system) waterworks (informal)

    See also

    * waterworks

    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.