corrosivity

Examples

• All

• To compensate for methanol's increased corrosivity, automobiles must be modified, increasing sticker prices by as much as $300.

  Academic text (1992)

• Water supplies in the top 10 percent of the U.S. corrosivity range would be predicted to cause several times greater lead leaching from brass plumbing components for an indefinite period.

  Academic text (2002)

• The water used in these experiments was of approximately average U.S. corrosivity.

  Academic text (2002)

• We've got a low corrosivity reading.

  Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)

• The MS 1000 corrosion meter is designed to provide instantaneous corrosivity level measurements of water and other conductive environments.

  Academic text (1995)

• The amount of lead that may leach from a submersible well pump can vary, depending on how much brass or bronze is used, how the brass or bronze parts are made, the age of the pump, and the corrosivity of the water.

  Academic text (1994)

• Although incinerator ash was not listed as a hazardous waste, it nevertheless qualified as hazardous if it satisfied any of the four "hazardous characteristics" specified by federal law: namely, ignitability, corrosivity, reactivity, or toxicity.

  Academic text (1993)

• The corrosivity of the acidic solution quickly damaged the metal container.

• Engineers must consider the corrosivity of materials when designing structures in coastal areas.

• High corrosivity levels in the water supply can lead to significant infrastructure problems for the community.

Synonyms

C

corrosiveness

vscorrosivity

• Specialized

1 7.5

A quality of a substance that makes it eat away metal or other materials

is the alternative technical term used interchangeably but differs in form

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology