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RUST
- to form rust (a reddish coating that forms on iron) [v RUSTED, RUSTING, RUSTS] : RUSTABLE [adj]
- to join two metal pieces, as iron pipes, by causing the joint to rust
- the reddish brittle coating formed on iron especially when chemically attacked by moist air and composed essentially of hydrated ferric oxide
- comparable coating produced on a metal other than iron by corrosion
- fungus causing this
- strong reddish brown
- red-orange coating that forms on iron and steel exposed to air and moisture
- to form rust (on)
- (of metal pipes, machinery, etc.) to decay and become unusable through the action of rust
- to develop holes, breaks, or the like, because of rust
- to form a coat as on iron [v -ED, -ING, -S]