Cariousness
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 the state or quality of being carious, an advanced state of corrosion. uncountable
"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."
Example
More examples"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."
Etymology
From carious + -ness.
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