rust

1. A red or brown oxide coating on iron or steel caused by the action of oxygen and moisture (synset 114913630)
   is a type of: ferric oxide - a red oxide of iron
   substance holonym: goethite, gothite - a red or yellow or brown mineral; an oxide of iron that is a common constituent of rust
2. A plant disease that produces a reddish-brown discoloration of leaves and stems;
   Caused by various rust fungi (synset 114301157)
   is a type of: plant disease - a disease that affects plants
   subtypes: blister rust, white pine blister rust, white-pine rust - 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
3. The formation of reddish-brown ferric oxides on iron by low-temperature oxidation in the presence of water (synset 113573473)
   is a type of:

   • corroding, corrosion, erosion - erosion by chemical action
   • oxidation, oxidisation, oxidization - the process of oxidizing; the addition of oxygen to a compound with a loss of electrons; always occurs accompanied by reduction
   substance holonym: ferric oxide - a red oxide of iron
   same as: rusting
4. Any of various fungi causing rust disease in plants (synset 113084029)
   is a type of: fungus - an organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter; ranging from unicellular or multicellular organisms to spore-bearing syncytia
   subtypes:

   • flax rust, flax rust fungus, melampsora lini - fungus causing flax rust
   • blister rust, cronartium ribicola - fungus causing white pine blister rust and having a complex life cycle requiring a plant of genus Ribes as alternate host
   • puccinia graminis, wheat rust - rust fungus that attacks wheat
   • apple rust, cedar-apple rust, gymnosporangium juniperi-virginianae - rust fungus causing rust spots on apples and pears etc
   belongs to: order uredinales, uredinales - rust fungi: parasitic fungi causing rust in plants; sometimes placed in
   has:

   • aecium - fruiting body of some rust fungi bearing chains of aeciospores
   • aeciospore - spore of a rust fungus formed in an aecium
   same as: rust fungus

1. Of the brown color of rust (synset 300383936)
   similar to: chromatic - being or having or characterized by hue
   same as: rust-brown, rusty

1. Become destroyed by water, air, or a corrosive such as an acid (synset 200274762)
   "The metal corroded"; "The pipes rusted"
   is a type of: crumble, decay, dilapidate - fall into decay or ruin
   subtypes: eat away, fret - wear away or erode
   same as: corrode
   verb group: corrode, eat, rust - cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid
2. Cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid (synset 200275082)
   "The acid corroded the metal"; "The steady dripping of water rusted the metal stopper in the sink"
   is a type of: damage - inflict damage upon
   same as: corrode, eat
   verb group: corrode, rust - become destroyed by water, air, or a corrosive such as an acid
3. Become coated with oxide (synset 200240500)
   is a type of: oxidate, oxidise, oxidize - enter into a combination with oxygen or become converted into an oxide
   verb group: oxidate, oxidise, oxidize - add oxygen to or combine with oxygen

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