Rust vs Oxygen - What's the difference?
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The deteriorated state of iron or steel as a result of moisture and oxidation.
A similar substance based on another metal (usually with qualification, such as "copper rust").
A reddish-brown color.
A disease of plants caused by a reddish-brown fungus.
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to oxidize, especially of iron or steel.
to cause to oxidize.
To be affected with the parasitic fungus called rust.
(figuratively) To degenerate in idleness; to become dull or impaired by inaction.
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A chemical element (symbol O) with an atomic number of 8 and relative atomic mass of 15.9994.
Molecular oxygen (O2), a colorless, odorless gas at room temperature.
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(countable) An atom of this element.
As a verb rust
is to grow.As a noun oxygen is
a chemical element (symbol o) with an atomic number of 8 and relative atomic mass of 159994.rust
English
(wikipedia rust)Noun
(en noun)- The rust on my bicycle chain made cycling to work very dangerous.
- aerugo. Green or blue-green copper rust ; verdigris. (American Heritage Dictionary, 1973)
Derived terms
* cedar-apple rust * coffee rust * Rust Belt * rust bucket * rust fungus * rust mite * rustproof * rusty * stem rust * wheat rust * white pine blister rust * white rustVerb
(en verb)- The patio furniture had rusted in the wind-driven spray.
- The wind-driven spray had thoroughly rusted the patio furniture.
- Must I rust in Egypt? never more / Appear in arms, and be the chief of Greece?
Synonyms
* oxidise / oxidize * corrodeSee also
* aeciospore * ferric oxide * ferruginous * rouille * rubiginous *Anagrams
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English
Noun
(wikipedia oxygen)Katie L. Burke
In the News, passage=Oxygen' levels on Earth skyrocketed 2.4 billion years ago, when cyanobacteria evolved photosynthesis: the ability to convert water and carbon dioxide into carbohydrates and waste ' oxygen using solar energy. The evolutionary precursor of photosynthesis is still under debate, and a new study sheds light.}}
