rusting — English Dictionary

Noun

1. The development of rust on a surface.

   Examples

   An example will best make the matter clear, and throw light, perhaps, on many cases of apparently mysterious rustings.

2. The phenomenon where the fur of a black cat develops a brown colour when exposed to sunlight.

Noun

1. the formation of reddish-brown ferric oxides on iron by low-temperature oxidation in the presence of water

   Synonyms

   rust

   Broader terms

   corrosioncorrodingerosionoxidationoxidizationoxidisation