corrosive
adjective
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Pronunciation: /kəˈɹəʊsɪv/ / /kəˈɹoʊsɪv/ / /kəˈɹəʉsɪv/
adj
Etymology: From Old French corrosif.
- 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.
“Care is no cure, but corrosive.”
- Destroying or undermining something gradually.
noun
Etymology: From Old French corrosif.
- 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.