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Passivation
Meaning
Noun
●
In Chemistry & Materials science:
The process of making a
material
passive
(non-reactive)
in relation to
another
material
prior to
using the
materials
together.
●
In Chemistry:
The
spontaneous
formation
of a
hard
non-reactive
surface
film
(usually an
oxide
or
nitride
) that
inhibits
further corrosion.
●
Conversion of a non-passive
dynamical system
into a
passive
one.
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