Word: corrosion
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: cor
ro
sion
Definition: Erosion by chemical action, especially oxidation.
Morphemes:
Affix: corrode
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To eat away bit by bit; to wear away or diminish by gradually separating or destroying small particles of, as by action of a strong acid or a caustic alkali.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: corrodere
Language: la
Decoded: corrodere
Meaning: to gnaw
Affix: -sion
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Variant of -tion, most common in words inherited directly from Latin with an accusative singular ending in -sionem.