'Rusting' definitions:
Definition of 'rusting'
(from WordNet)
noun
The formation of reddish-brown ferric oxides on iron by low-temperature oxidation in the presence of water [syn: rust, rusting]
Definition of 'Rusting'
From: GCIDE
- Rust \Rust\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Rusted; p. pr. & vb. n. Rusting.] [AS. rustian.]
- 1. To contract rust; to be or become oxidized. [1913 Webster]
- If gold ruste, what shall iron do? --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
- Our armors now may rust. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To be affected with the parasitic fungus called rust; also, to acquire a rusty appearance, as plants. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Fig.: To degenerate in idleness; to become dull or impaired by inaction. [1913 Webster]
- Must I rust in Egypt? never more Appear in arms, and be the chief of Greece? --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
Words containing 'Rusting'
- Rust,
- Rusted,
- Rustful,
- Black rust,
- Rust joint,
- Rust mite,
- Wheat rust,
- apple rust,
- blister rust,
- flax rust,
- rust fungus,
- rust inhibitor,
- white rust,
- rust rusty rust-colored,
- flax rust fungus,
- rust-brown,
- rust-colored,
- rust-free,
- rust-red,
- rust-resistant,
- cedar-apple rust,
- white pine blister rust,
- white-pine rust