rubbing+away
21erosion — Synonyms and related words: ablation, abrading, abrasion, abrasive, absorption, abstraction, assimilation, atomization, attrition, breakup, buffing, burning up, burnishing, chafe, chafing, consumption, corroding, corrosion, crumbling, decay,… …
22corrosion — n 1. gnawing, eating out or away, consumption, consuming, devouring, corroding, rusting, Both Chem. oxidation, oxidizing; erosion, eroding, attrition, detrition, wearing, wearing down or away, wear and tear, wasting away; abrasion, abrading,… …
23corrosive — adj 1. caustic, mordant, cauterant, es charotic, acrid, acrimonious, acid, acidic, cankerous; sharp, biting, gnawing, eating out or away, consumptive, consuming, devouring; corroding, rusting, Both Chem. oxidative, oxidizing. 2. erosive, erodent …
24abrasion — Synonyms and related words: ablation, abrasive, abstraction, atomization, attrition, beating, blemish, break, brecciation, buffing, burn, burnishing, chafe, chafing, check, chip, comminution, concussion, crack, crackle, craze, crumbling, crushing …
25attrition — Synonyms and related words: abatement, ablation, abrasion, abrasive, absorption, apologies, assimilation, atomization, attenuation, ayenbite of inwit, beating, bitterness, blunting, brecciation, buffing, burning up, burnishing, chafe, chafing,… …
26de|tri|tus — «dih TRY tuhs», noun. 1. Geology. an accumulation of small fragments, such as sand or silt worn away from rock. 2. any disintegrated material; debris: »The detritus left by the flood covered the highway. Its corners and closets were cluttered… …
27Fingerprint powder — Fingerprint powders are fine powders used in dusting for fingerprints by crime scene investigators and others in law enforcement. The process of dusting for fingerprints involves various methods intended to get the particles of the powder to… …
28detritus — detrital, adj. /di truy teuhs/, n. 1. rock in small particles or other material worn or broken away from a mass, as by the action of water or glacial ice. 2. any disintegrated material; debris. [1785 95; < F détritus < L: a rubbing away, equiv.… …
29abrasive — Synonyms and related words: ablation, ablative, abradant, abrasion, aluminum oxide, attrition, attritive, auto polish, buffing, burnish, burnishing, chafe, chafing, colcothar, corundum, crocus, detrition, dressing, emery, emery board, emery paper …
30dressing — Synonyms and related words: Ace bandage, Band Aid, ablation, abrasion, abrasive, adhesive tape, ammonia, apparel, application, array, ass reaming, attire, attrition, band, bandage, bandaging, bawling out, bedizenment, binder, brace, buffing,… …
