rust - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

any of various fungi causing rust disease in plants

Synonyms

• rust
• rust fungus

More generic

• fungus

More specific

• Cronartium ribicola
• Gymnosporangium juniperi-virginianae
• Melampsora lini
• Puccinia graminis
• apple rust
• blister rust
• cedar-apple rust
• flax rust
• flax rust fungus
• wheat rust

Related

• aeciospore
• aecium

Related

• Uredinales
• order Uredinales

Noun

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

Synonyms

• rust
• rusting

More generic

• corroding
• corrosion
• erosion
• oxidation
• oxidisation
• oxidization

Related

• ferric oxide

Noun

a plant disease that produces a reddish-brown discoloration of leaves and stems; caused by various rust fungi

Synonyms

• rust

More generic

• plant disease

More specific

• blister rust
• white pine blister rust
• white-pine rust

Noun

a red or brown oxide coating on iron or steel caused by the action of oxygen and moisture

Synonyms

• rust

More generic

• ferric oxide

Related

• goethite
• gothite

Verb

become coated with oxide

Synonyms

• rust

More generic

• oxidate
• oxidise
• oxidize

Related

• oxidate
• oxidise
• oxidize

Verb

become destroyed by water, air, or a corrosive such as an acid

Synonyms

• corrode
• rust

More generic

• crumble
• decay
• dilapidate

More specific

• eat away
• fret

Related

• corrode
• eat
• rust

Verb

cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid

Synonyms

• corrode
• eat
• rust

More generic

• damage

Related

• corrode
• rust

Adjective

of the brown color of rust

Synonyms

• rust
• rust-brown
• rusty

Related

• chromatic

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