passivation
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Etymology edit
Noun edit
passivation (countable and uncountable, plural passivations)
- (chemistry, materials science) The process of making a material passive (non-reactive) in relation to another material prior to using the materials together.
- (chemistry) The spontaneous formation of a hard non-reactive surface film (usually an oxide or nitride) that inhibits further corrosion.
- (control theory) Conversion of a non-passive dynamical system into a passive one.
Translations edit
process of a making a material non-reactive
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formation of a corrosion-inhibiting film
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Noun edit
passivation f (plural passivations)
Further reading edit
- “passivation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.