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耐食性 (たいしょくせい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

耐たい食しょく性せい

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Meanings

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noun

corrosion resistance; erosion resistance

Technical term used in materials science and engineering to describe a material's ability to withstand chemical or electrochemical degradation.

この合ごう金きんは耐たい食しょく性せいに優すぐれている。
This alloy has excellent corrosion resistance.
耐たい食しょく性せいを高たかめるために表ひょう面めん処しょ理り

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施ほどこ

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Surface treatment is applied to improve corrosion resistance.

Written forms

耐たい食しょく性せい
Standard modern spelling using 食 for 'eating away'.
耐たい蝕しょく性せい
Traditional spelling using 蝕 (kyūjitai of 食). Still seen in technical contexts.

Kanji

耐-proof, enduring
食eat, food
性sex, gender, nature
蝕eclipse, occultation, be defective

Similar words

耐たい熱ねつ性せい
耐熱性 refers to heat resistance, while 耐食性 specifically refers to resistance against corrosion or erosion.
耐たい摩ま耗もう性せい
耐摩耗性 is wear resistance (mechanical abrasion), whereas 耐食性 is chemical/electrochemical resistance.

Etymology

Compound of 耐 (たい, 'resistant') + 食 (しょく, 'eating, corrosion') + 性 (せい, 'property'). A modern technical coinage.