6
erosion(noun, deterioration, contact, wear, depreciation)
3
eating away
2
ablation(noun, deterioration, wear, depreciation, depletion)
2
abrasion(deterioration, contact, wear, rubbing)
2
attrition(deterioration, contact, rub, wear, depreciation)
2
disappearance(noun, going, loss, passing, ebb)
2
dissipation(escape, going, loss, passing, depreciation)
2
eroding
2
evaporation(escape, going, loss, passing, disappearance)
2
filing(contact, abrasion, rubbing)
2
fretting(contact, stew, abrasion, rubbing)
2
friction(noun, contact, rub, stew, scourings)
2
grinding(contact, rub, scourings, decaying, abrasion)
2
rasping(contact, scourings, abrasion, rubbing)
2
wearing
1
abrasive
1
absorption
1
assimilation
1
breaking down(verb, expression, adjective, decline, unsuspicious)
1
ceasing to exist(expression, idiom, escape, loss, disappearance)
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