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Tending or having the power to corrode. An agent that produces corrosion, such as an acid. Destroying tissue. Corrosives are poisonous substances which corrode or eat away the skin or the mucous surfaces of mouth, gullet and stomach with which they come into contact. Examples are strong mineral acids like sulphuric, nitric and hydrochloric acids;…

Surface passivity rather than intrinsic unreactivity.  

The deterioration of a material by electrochemical reaction with the environment. The term corrosion usually refers to oxidation of metals, known as rusting, which results in a layer of oxide or salt on the surface. The deterioration often affects properties of the material, such as strength, appearance, and permeability. Corrosion can also occur in other…

To deteriorate or oxidize a metal as a result of electrochemical reaction within its environment. Gradual deterioration, usually by chemical action.  

Number between −1 and +1 which measures the degree to which two variables are linearly related. −1 indicates perfect linear negative relationship between two variables, +1 indicates perfect positive linear relationship and 0 indicates lack of any linear relationship. A number, referred to as r, that expresses both the size and the direction of a…

Plastic surgery procedure aimed at correcting either an inherited or acquired soft tissue defect. The surgery may include augmentation with a soft tissue graft (either connective tissue or free gingival graft) or correction of previous surgical scarring.  

Aligning in the direction of the coronal suture, the plane that separates the front from the back of the body. A plane at right angles to the median plane, dividing the body into dorsal and ventral halves. Pertaining to the vertical division of the body into front and back sections. A vertical plane at right…

Of or relating to a corona or crown. Relating to any longitudinal plane or section that passes through a body at right angles to the median plane. Pertaining to the crown of a tooth. Relating to the crown of the head. The coronal plane divides the body into dorsal and ventral parts.