Meaning of 'corrode' in Xhosa is: zomhlaba ezinokudla

corrode: zomhlaba ezinokudla

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ezinokudla iintambo, isiqholo sepikile, etyisa, umhlwa, babe umhlwa, kuwakrekretha, gqiba, ixhoba, kusasaze-, kuchaphazele, thabatha, umsi, kufumana, isiselo.

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Verb(1) cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid(2) become destroyed by water, air, or a corrosive such as an acid(3) cause to deteriorate due to the action of water(4) air(5) or an acid(6) become destroyed by water(7) or an etching chemical such as an acid(8) wear away; eat away

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(1) A chemical reaction will cause salt to corrode silver over time, so emptying a silver saltshaker should be one of your after-dinner cleanup duties.(2) Galvanized iron and copper screen were used in the past but these materials corrode over a period of time and should be replaced before they discolor the window frames and walls.(3) Older students can be assigned to research and discover what it is that is in UV rays that causes them to corrode various materials.(4) And we also know that wars undertaken when they have no clear relation either to a nation's interests or its ideals can corrode the internal life of nations or at least reveal their weaknesses.(5) This is the moment and the method to decide whether it will continue to corrode our relations and undermine our ambitions for the indefinite future, or not.(6) The materials that are useful for anodes must be good conductors and must not corrode too easily under oxidizing conditions.(7) Aluminum is highly resistant to weathering, even in industrial atmospheres that often corrode other metals.(8) Because it is non-metallic, the fiber-reinforced polymer material won't corrode , giving it the durability to last at least 75 years, says Bank.(9) Also, if the carbonation front reaches embedded steel, the steel can corrode .(10) Boyle went on to characterize acids, noting their sour or tart taste and their ability to corrode metals.(11) While homes covered in other materials can corrode , rot, split, warp, dent, or crack through the years, brick does not.(12) Platinum is a relatively inactive metal that does not corrode or tarnish in air.(13) Water can corrode metals given enough time, and time it will have.(14) Wandering hands leave acid residues that corrode the marble.(15) Bad idea, say the experts, as all the pipes would corrode .(16) For example if you choose a balcony made from copper treated pine, steel fixtures can react with the copper and corrode .