Corrosive Definition

kə-rōsĭv, -zĭv
adjective
Corroding or causing corrosion.
Webster's New World
Gradually destructive; steadily harmful.
Corrosive anxiety; corrosive increases in prices; a corrosive narcotics trade.
American Heritage
Bitingly sarcastic; cutting; acid.
Webster's New World

Eating away; having the power of gradually wearing, hanging, or destroying the texture or substance of a body; as the corrosive action of an acid.

Wiktionary

Having the quality of fretting or vexing.

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noun
Something causing corrosion.
Webster's New World
That which has the quality of eating or wearing away gradually.
Wiktionary

Any solid, liquid or gas capable of irreparably harming living tissues or damaging material on contact.

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Other Word Forms of Corrosive

Noun

Singular:
corrosive
Plural:
corrosives

Origin of Corrosive

  • From Old French corrosif

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Corrosive Sentence Examples

  • The salt is a corrosive irritant poison when taken internally.

  • The post-mortem appearances will be those of corrosive poisoning.

  • A good palliative is sweet oil; this will allay any corrosive irritation of the throat and stomach, and at the same time cause vomiting.

  • It reacts with moisture to form hydrogen fluoride, a highly corrosive acid.

  • The result is to prevent the local corrosive action of the poison and to prevent absorption of the metals.

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