\▐rәst\ n [ME, fr. OE rūst; akin to OE rēad red] (before 12c) The reddish, brittle coating formed on iron or its alloys resulting from exposure to humid atmosphere or chemical attach. NOTE − Not to be confused with white rust (Baboian R (2002) Corrosion engineer’s handbook, 3rd edn. NACE International – The Corrosion Society, Houston, TX; Uhlig HH (1948, 1971, 2000) Corrosion and corrosion control. Wiley, New York).
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Gooch, J.W. (2011). Rust. In: Gooch, J.W. (eds) Encyclopedic Dictionary of Polymers. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-6247-8_10225
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