What's the difference between corrode and decompose?

Corrode


Definition:

  • (v. t.) To eat away by degrees; to wear away or diminish by gradually separating or destroying small particles of, as by action of a strong acid or a caustic alkali.
  • (v. t.) To consume; to wear away; to prey upon; to impair.
  • (v. i.) To have corrosive action; to be subject to corrosion.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The anodic polarization profiles are presented, as well as scanning electron micrographs and x-ray analysis of the corroded amalgam surfaces.
  • (2) It has increased costs, jeopardized the delivery of necessary medical services, and corroded the physician-patient relationship with mistrust and poor morale.
  • (3) In some cases the deposits appear to be caused by pulsing the electrode with current, while in other cases the deposits are corroded or abraded from the electrode or are otherwise not associated with the neuroprosthetic functioning of the implant.
  • (4) The authors investigated two cryostimulation regimes: working temperature -70 degrees C, 10 points for 7 seconds on the borderline of the corroded area of the cornea, and working temperature of -160 degrees C, 10 points and four seconds on the limbus of the cornea.
  • (5) Of corroding bacilli, Bacteroides gracilis was detected in 23% of the infants, Wolinella spp.
  • (6) Fourteen strains of Eikenella corrodens isolated from human oral cavity were studied to determine corroding characteristics.
  • (7) Even in 1967, Israel's wisest voices saw that the occupation would steadily corrode Israeli society from the inside There is no shortage of evidence of that moral corruption.
  • (8) Scanning electron microscopy of these corroded casts was performed.
  • (9) "There comes a time when the cup of endurance runs over" ... "Amen" from the crowd, " ... and men are no longer willing to be plunged into an abyss of injustice where they experience the bleakness of corroding despair ... " " Yes, Lord."
  • (10) All the amalgams corroded along the grain boundaries in the gamma 1 phase.
  • (11) These corroding bacilli were further divided into 3 species on the basis of DNA hybridization studies using radiolabeled DNA from 2 representative corroding bacilli.
  • (12) A numerical taxonomic study of 64 strains of anaerobic Gram-negative bacilli isolated from men with non-gonococcal urethritis, two unclassified laboratory strains of 'corroding bacilli', and 12 other strains of anaerobic Gram-negative bacilli, including nine received as anaerobic curved rods and three as 'Bacteroides corrodens' (B. ureolyticus), isolated from women with bacterial vaginosis, was undertaken.
  • (13) The vascular pathways associated with the glomerulus of the Atlantic hagfish, Myxine glutinosa have been studied by scanning electron microscopy of corroded resin casts of the vasculature.
  • (14) We studied the micro-architecture of the rat femoral head using a corroding casting method described by Murakami in comparison with haematoxylin-eosin preparation and transparent preparation.
  • (15) Under the experimental conditions the non-gamma 2-amalgams were more corroded than the conventional amalgam.
  • (16) On SEM of the Superbond material placed in contact with corroded metal and enamel, retentive structures were found to spread, thus producing a micromechanical bond.
  • (17) The oceans turned acidic, corroding the sea floor; the waters warmed, and countless organisms perished in a great extinction event.
  • (18) The % G + C content of E. corrodens strains varied from 56 to 58%, and from 56 to 60% for unidentified corroding bacilli.
  • (19) The amalgams were poorly contoured and had corroded, resulting in continued release of mercury ions.
  • (20) The two outer ring zones yielded bacteria that formed agar surface colonies of spreading-corroding morphology, while cells from the innermost zone always yielded colonies with a different morphology.

Decompose


Definition:

  • (v. t.) To separate the constituent parts of; to resolve into original elements; to set free from previously existing forms of chemical combination; to bring to dissolution; to rot or decay.
  • (v. i.) To become resolved or returned from existing combinations; to undergo dissolution; to decay; to rot.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Following mass disasters and individual deaths, dentists with special training and experience in forensic odontology are frequently called upon to assist in the identification of badly mutilated or decomposed bodies.
  • (2) Hydroperoxides from arachidonic acid can decompose via this mechanism to form leukotrienes of potential biological significance and can catalyze the epoxidation of proximal carcinogens to ultimate carcinogenic metabolites.
  • (3) The ester group in the N-acyloxymethyl derivatives was readily hydrolyzed by plasma enzymes to yield the N-hydroxymethyl amide, which subsequently decomposed to the parent amide.
  • (4) Twenty out of the fifty strains decomposed technical oils.
  • (5) Hydrogen peroxide is decomposed also by catalase (b).
  • (6) Under weakly basic conditions (pH 8.5), ptaquiloside decomposed into a conjugated dienone (considered to be the ultimate form), which was mutagenic in both strains.
  • (7) The compounds, characterized by 31P NMR, were shown to decompose to phosphate with a half-life of ca.
  • (8) Little is known about the microorganisms decomposing the different test substances.
  • (9) Results showed that: catechols which are substrates of tyrosinase decompose fully after 24 hr in medium; they are equally toxic for melanoma and non-melanoma cell lines; their toxicity increases when they are preincubated in medium for 24 hr and 48 hr before addition of cells; their toxicity is significantly reduced by addition of scavenger enzymes; on the contrary, phenols not substrates of tyrosinase are stable in medium and their toxicity is not reduced by scavenger enzymes.
  • (10) It decomposes to Yttrium 90 which has a half life of 62 hours.
  • (11) The use of FA and its derivative, hexamethylenetetramine (HMT), which gradually decomposes to FA under acidic conditions as antimicrobial agents in food, raises questions about their potential chronic oral toxicity.
  • (12) Using a piecewise linear approach, individual saccadic eye movements have been Fourier decomposed in an attempt to determine the effect of saccadic amplitude on frequency characteristics.
  • (13) These results demonstrate that the folate of E. coli DNA photolyase is a bona fide cofactor and does not decompose or dissociate during multiple turnovers of the enzyme.
  • (14) The inhibitor decomposed by a mechanism involving H(+) ions and thiocyanate, the kinetics varying according to whether the inhibitor was in its acidic or basic form.
  • (15) At elevated pH and temperature, chloral hydrate readily decomposed and chloroform and formic acid were detected as products.
  • (16) With the Redy system, in which urea is decomposed by the enzyme urease, only 5.5 liters of dialysate is used.
  • (17) The reaction goes to completion and the pigment is not decomposed by 0.03 M hydroxylamine.
  • (18) If a battery heats up beyond 80C you hit what is called thermal runaway, where the components start to decompose, and that’s when it can explode.” The specific cause of Samsung’s issues with exploding batteries is unknown, the company just cites “ a battery cell issue ”.
  • (19) While pure methyl 5-(2-chloroethylamino)-5-deoxy-2,3-O-isopropylidene-beta-D-ribofuranoside hydrochloride has no L-1210 leukemia activity, a decomposed sample was found to be very active.
  • (20) The entropy of activation of kcat for the human enzyme was further decomposed into partially compensating electrostatic(es) (delta S*es = +15.1 cal mol-1 K-1) and nonelectrostatic(nes) (delta S*nes = -19.1 cal mol-1 K-1) terms.

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