Usually means: Making surface chemically inert, stable.
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  1. passivating: Merriam-Webster
  2. passivating: Collins English Dictionary
  3. passivating: Wiktionary
  4. passivating: Dictionary.com
  5. passivating: TheFreeDictionary.com

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Definitions from Wiktionary (passivate)

▸ verb:  (chemistry) to reduce the chemical reactivity of a surface by applying a coating
▸ Also see passivate


Opposite:
activating, corroding, oxidizing

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Opposite:
activating, corroding, oxidizing




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