Corrosive

What do we mean by corrosive?

Having the capability or tendency to cause corrosion. adjective

Gradually destructive; steadily harmful. adjective

Spitefully sarcastic. adjective

A substance having the capability or tendency to cause corrosion. noun

Literally, eating or gnawing; hence, destroying as if by gnawing away; wearing away or disintegrating by separating small parts or particles, especially under chemical action, as of acids: often used figuratively of immaterial agents, as care, time, etc., absolutely or with of.

Anything that corrodes, especially a chemical agent, as an acid; anything that wears away or disintegrates; figuratively, anything that has an analogous influence upon the mind or feelings. noun

To corrode.

To act by corrosion.

That which has the quality of eating or wearing away gradually. noun

That which has the power of fretting or irritating. noun

Eating away; having the power of gradually wearing, changing, or destroying the texture or substance of a body. adjective

Having the quality of fretting or vexing. adjective

Mercuric chloride, HgCl2; so called because obtained by sublimation, and because of its harsh irritating action on the body tissue. Usually it is in the form of a heavy, transparent, crystalline substance, easily soluble, and of an acrid, burning taste. It is a virulent poison, a powerful antiseptic, and an excellent antisyphilitic; called also mercuric bichloride. It is to be carefully distinguished from calomel, the mild chloride of mercury. adjective

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. adjective

Having the quality of fretting or vexing. adjective

Destroying or undermining something gradually adjective

That which has the quality of eating or wearing away gradually. noun

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

Spitefully sarcastic adjective

A substance having the tendency to cause corrosion (such a strong acids or alkali) noun

That which has the quality of eating or wearing away gradually.

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

Words that are spelled similarly to corrosive:
corrosive, corrasive, corrosivo, corrosion, corrosible, corrosives, corsive.

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Words that rhyme with corrosive:
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Adjectives that are often used to describe corrosive:
more, powerful, least, less, strong, most, non, subtle, violent, deep, strongest, inherently, specific, useful, mild, greatest, moral, deadly, flammable, liquid, mere, slow, highest, fretful, insidious.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective corrosive:
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Consonant match to corrosive:
coercive, caress of.

Words that sound like corrosive:
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