- corroding or causing corrosion
- bitingly sarcastic; cutting; acid
Origin of corrosive
Old French corrosif from Medieval Latin corrosivus something causing corrosion
Acid is a corrosive material.
The definition of corrosive is something that causes the deterioration or eating away of metal.
Acid is an example of something that would be described as corrosive.
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corrosive
adjective
- Having the capability or tendency to cause corrosion: a corrosive acid.
- Gradually destructive; steadily harmful: corrosive anxiety; corrosive increases in prices; a corrosive narcotics trade.
- Spitefully sarcastic: corrosive criticism; corrosive wit.
noun
A substance having the capability or tendency to cause corrosion.
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- cor·ro′sive·ly
adverb
- cor·ro′sive·ness
noun
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Adjective
(comparative more corrosive, superlative most corrosive)
- 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.
- Having the quality of fretting or vexing.
- destroying or undermining something gradually
Noun
(plural corrosives)
Origin
From Old French corrosif
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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.
- Boiled linseed-oil is employed as a non-corrosive coating preceding the application of the lead and iron oxide paints.
- The result is to prevent the local corrosive action of the poison and to prevent absorption of the metals.
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