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pesting

pesting noun: the total disintegration of metal into powder as a result of oxidation.

Noun

pesting (uncountable)

  1. The total disintegration of metal into powder as a result of oxidation.

Origin of pesting

From pest + -ing.

Questions about pesting

What does pesting mean?
Pesting means the total disintegration of metal into powder as a result of oxidation.
What part of speech is pesting?
Pesting is a noun.

Words near pesting in the dictionary

  1. pestilentially
  2. pestilentialness
  3. pestilentious
  4. pestilently
  5. pestily
  6. pesting
  7. pestis
  8. pestiviral
  9. pestivirus
  10. pestiviruses
  11. Pestișu Mic

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