rust
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1. any of various fungi causing rust disease in plants (noun.plant)
| hypernym | : | fungus, |
| definition | : | an organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter; ranging from unicellular or multicellular organisms to spore-bearing syncytia (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | blister rust, cronartium ribicola, |
| definition | : | fungus causing white pine blister rust and having a complex life cycle requiring a plant of genus Ribes as alternate host (noun.plant) |
| part holonym | : | aecium, |
| definition | : | fruiting body of some rust fungi bearing chains of aeciospores (noun.plant) |
| part holonym | : | aeciospore, |
| definition | : | spore of a rust fungus formed in an aecium (noun.plant) |
| member meronym | : | order uredinales, uredinales, |
| definition | : | rust fungi: parasitic fungi causing rust in plants; sometimes placed in (noun.plant) |
2. the formation of reddish-brown ferric oxides on iron by low-temperature oxidation in the presence of water (noun.process)
| hypernym | : | oxidation, oxidisation, oxidization, |
| definition | : | the process of oxidizing; the addition of oxygen to a compound with a loss of electrons; always occurs accompanied by reduction (noun.process) |
| substance holonym | : | ferric oxide, |
| definition | : | a red oxide of iron (noun.substance) |
3. a plant disease that produces a reddish-brown discoloration of leaves and stems; caused by various rust fungi (noun.state)
| hypernym | : | plant disease, |
| definition | : | a disease that affects plants (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | blister rust, white pine blister rust, white-pine rust, |
| definition | : | any of several diseases of pines caused by rust fungi of the genus Cronartium and marked by destructive invasion of bark and sapwood and producing blisters externally (noun.state) |
4. a red or brown oxide coating on iron or steel caused by the action of oxygen and moisture (noun.substance)
| hypernym | : | ferric oxide, |
| definition | : | a red oxide of iron (noun.substance) |
| substance holonym | : | goethite, gothite, |
| definition | : | a red or yellow or brown mineral; an oxide of iron that is a common constituent of rust (noun.substance) |
5. become coated with oxide (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | oxidate, oxidise, oxidize, |
| definition | : | enter into a combination with oxygen or become converted into an oxide (verb.change) |
6. become destroyed by water, air, or a corrosive such as an acid (verb.change)
| hyponym | : | eat away, fret, |
| definition | : | wear away or erode (verb.change) |
| verb group | : | corrode, eat, rust, |
| definition | : | cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid (verb.change) |
7. cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | damage, |
| definition | : | inflict damage upon (verb.change) |
| verb group | : | corrode, rust, |
| definition | : | become destroyed by water, air, or a corrosive such as an acid (verb.change) |
8. of the brown color of rust (adj.all)
| similar | : | chromatic, |
| definition | : | being or having or characterized by hue (adj.all) |
9. the formation of reddish-brown ferric oxides on iron by low-temperature oxidation in the presence of water (noun.process)
| derivation | : | rust, |
| definition | : | become coated with oxide (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | corrode, rust, |
| definition | : | become destroyed by water, air, or a corrosive such as an acid (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | corrode, eat, rust, |
| definition | : | cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid (verb.change) |
10. a red or brown oxide coating on iron or steel caused by the action of oxygen and moisture (noun.substance)
| derivation | : | rust, |
| definition | : | become coated with oxide (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | corrode, rust, |
| definition | : | become destroyed by water, air, or a corrosive such as an acid (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | corrode, eat, rust, |
| definition | : | cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | rusty, |
| definition | : | covered with or consisting of rust (adj.all) |
11. become coated with oxide (verb.change)
| derivation | : | rust, rusting, |
| definition | : | the formation of reddish-brown ferric oxides on iron by low-temperature oxidation in the presence of water (noun.process) |
| derivation | : | rust, |
| definition | : | a red or brown oxide coating on iron or steel caused by the action of oxygen and moisture (noun.substance) |
12. become destroyed by water, air, or a corrosive such as an acid (verb.change)
| derivation | : | rust, rusting, |
| definition | : | the formation of reddish-brown ferric oxides on iron by low-temperature oxidation in the presence of water (noun.process) |
| derivation | : | corrosion, |
| definition | : | a state of deterioration in metals caused by oxidation or chemical action (noun.state) |
| derivation | : | rust, |
| definition | : | a red or brown oxide coating on iron or steel caused by the action of oxygen and moisture (noun.substance) |
13. cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid (verb.change)
| derivation | : | rust, rusting, |
| definition | : | the formation of reddish-brown ferric oxides on iron by low-temperature oxidation in the presence of water (noun.process) |
| derivation | : | rust, |
| definition | : | a red or brown oxide coating on iron or steel caused by the action of oxygen and moisture (noun.substance) |
14. of the brown color of rust (adj.all)
| derivation | : | rust, |
| definition | : | a red or brown oxide coating on iron or steel caused by the action of oxygen and moisture (noun.substance) |
15. the formation of reddish-brown ferric oxides on iron by low-temperature oxidation in the presence of water (noun.process)
| derivation | : | rust, |
| definition | : | become coated with oxide (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | corrode, rust, |
| definition | : | become destroyed by water, air, or a corrosive such as an acid (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | corrode, eat, rust, |
| definition | : | cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid (verb.change) |
16. a red or brown oxide coating on iron or steel caused by the action of oxygen and moisture (noun.substance)
| derivation | : | rust, |
| definition | : | become coated with oxide (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | corrode, rust, |
| definition | : | become destroyed by water, air, or a corrosive such as an acid (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | corrode, eat, rust, |
| definition | : | cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | rusty, |
| definition | : | covered with or consisting of rust (adj.all) |
17. become coated with oxide (verb.change)
| derivation | : | rust, rusting, |
| definition | : | the formation of reddish-brown ferric oxides on iron by low-temperature oxidation in the presence of water (noun.process) |
| derivation | : | rust, |
| definition | : | a red or brown oxide coating on iron or steel caused by the action of oxygen and moisture (noun.substance) |
18. become destroyed by water, air, or a corrosive such as an acid (verb.change)
| derivation | : | rust, rusting, |
| definition | : | the formation of reddish-brown ferric oxides on iron by low-temperature oxidation in the presence of water (noun.process) |
| derivation | : | corrosion, |
| definition | : | a state of deterioration in metals caused by oxidation or chemical action (noun.state) |
| derivation | : | rust, |
| definition | : | a red or brown oxide coating on iron or steel caused by the action of oxygen and moisture (noun.substance) |
19. cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid (verb.change)
| derivation | : | rust, rusting, |
| definition | : | the formation of reddish-brown ferric oxides on iron by low-temperature oxidation in the presence of water (noun.process) |
| derivation | : | rust, |
| definition | : | a red or brown oxide coating on iron or steel caused by the action of oxygen and moisture (noun.substance) |
20. of the brown color of rust (adj.all)
| derivation | : | rust, |
| definition | : | a red or brown oxide coating on iron or steel caused by the action of oxygen and moisture (noun.substance) |
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