Cariousness
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Cariousness is a noun meaning the state or quality of being carious, an advanced state of corrosion.
Meaning
the state or quality of being carious, an advanced state of corrosion.
Example Sentences
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.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include carness, canniness, corrosiveness, cautelousness, precariousness, cariogenicity.
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