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cariousness

cariousness noun: the state or quality of being carious, an advanced state of corrosion.

Noun

cariousness (uncountable)

  1. the state or quality of being carious, an advanced state of corrosion.
    • Ramond found granites in the high chain of the Pyrenees, corroded both externally and internally: not detached blocks alone, he informs us, but whole regions are attacked with this cariousness, the cause of which is still unknown.1811, J. F. Berger, Transactions of the Geological Society, "Observations on the Physical Structure of Devonshire and Cornwall," vol. 1, p. 126, note

Origin of cariousness

From carious + -ness.

Questions about cariousness

What does cariousness mean?
Cariousness means the state or quality of being carious, an advanced state of corrosion.
What part of speech is cariousness?
Cariousness is a noun.

Words near cariousness in the dictionary

  1. cariostasis
  2. cariostat
  3. cariostatic
  4. cariostats
  5. carious
  6. cariousness
  7. cariporide
  8. cariprazine
  9. Caripuna
  10. Cariri
  11. Cariris

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