passivation
Noun
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Noun
passivation
- (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.
- Italian: passivazione
- German: Passivierung
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