Related Words for abrasion

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WordSyllablesCategories
attrition
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Noun, Noun
scrape
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Noun, Noun
scratch
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Noun, Noun
grinding
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Noun, Noun
corrosion
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Noun
friction
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Noun
roughness
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Noun
breakage
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Noun
erosion
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Noun
discoloration
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Noun
bruising
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Noun
spalling
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Noun
resistance
x/x
Noun
laceration
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Noun
desiccation
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Noun
irritation
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Noun
erosive
x/x
Adjective
delamination
/xx/x
Noun
rubbing
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Verb
deformation
xx/x
Noun
sloughing
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Noun
resistant
x/x
Noun
slippage
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Noun
soiling
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Noun
swelling
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Verb
chafing
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Noun
flaking
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Noun
ulceration
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Noun
wetness
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Noun
frictional
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Adjective
wrinkling
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Noun
damage
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Noun
contusion
x/x
Noun
puncture
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Noun
perforation
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Noun
hardness
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Noun
bleeding
/x
Noun
fracture
/x
Noun
contamination
xxx/x
Noun
seepage
/x
Noun
tear
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Adjective
shrinkage
/x
Noun
weathering
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Noun
impingement
x/x
Noun
penetration
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Noun
lamination
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Noun
scarring
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Noun
degradation
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Noun
deterioration
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Noun
redness
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Noun
shearing
/x
Noun
dirt
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Noun
wearing
/x
Verb
ruination
/x/x
Noun
sanding
/x
Noun
denudation
x//x
Noun
scrubbing
/x
Noun
abasement
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Noun
peeling
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Verb
scrapping
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Noun
disintegration
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Noun
burning
/x
Noun
exfoliation
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Noun
scouring
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Noun
shredding
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Noun
wounding
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Noun
infliction
x/x
Noun
destruction
x/x
Noun
slipping
/x
Verb
resorption
x/x
Noun
fragmentation
xx/x
Noun
perspiration
xx/x
Noun
sharpening
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Noun
extraction
x/x
Noun
humiliation
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Noun
wiping
/x
Verb
gritting
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Verb
incision
x/x
Noun
ablation
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Noun
ruining
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Verb
drying
/x
Noun
denigration
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Noun
skinning
/x
Noun
chewing
/x
Verb
eating
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Noun
shattering
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Verb
rinsing
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Noun
raking
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Noun
mortification
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Noun
brushing
/x
Noun
blackening
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Noun
blister
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Noun
gouging
/x
Verb
corneal
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Adjective
plucking
/x
Noun, Verb
galling
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Verb
glossary
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Adjective
crater
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Noun
chipping
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Verb
quarrying
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Verb
resists
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Verb
cavitation
/x/x
Noun
indentation
xx/x
Noun
sandpaper
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Noun
arthroscopic
/x/x
Adjective
cuticle
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Noun
caries
xx
Noun
subchondral
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Adjective
glacial
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Adjective
pitting
/x
Noun
anechoic
xx/x
Adjective
chilling
/x
Adjective, Noun
compressive
x/x
Adjective
cracking
/x
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
creep
/
Verb, Noun
dielectric
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Adjective, Noun
electrode
x/x
Noun
erode
x/
Verb
etch
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Noun, Verb
evaporation
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Noun
fatigue
x/
Noun, Verb
flexural
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Adjective
frost
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Noun, Verb
graze
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Verb, Noun
impact
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Noun, Verb
leakage
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Noun
mucosal
x/x
Adjective
overheating
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Noun
oxidation
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Noun
ozone
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Noun, Verb
permeability
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Noun
subsidence
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Noun
trace
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Noun, Verb
usury
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Noun
gloss
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Noun, Verb
blow
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Noun, Verb, Adjective
die
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Verb, Noun
fall
/
Verb, Noun
pidgin
/x
Noun
backwater
/xx
Noun, Verb
off
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Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun