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- Dictionarycor·ro·sive/kəˈrōsiv/
adjective
- 1. tending to cause corrosion: "the corrosive effects of salt water"
noun
- 1. a corrosive substance.
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The meaning of CORROSIVE is tending or having the power to corrode. How to use corrosive in a sentence.
CORROSIVE definition: 1. A corrosive substance causes damage by chemical action: 2. harmful and causing bad feelings…. Learn more.
adjective. having the quality of corroding or eating away; erosive. harmful or destructive; deleterious: the corrosive effect of poverty on their marriage. sharply sarcastic; caustic: corrosive comments on the speaker's integrity. noun. something corrosive, as an acid or drug. corrosive. / kəˈrəʊsɪv / adjective.
of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action. synonyms: caustic, erosive, mordant, vitriolic. destructive. causing destruction or much damage. adjective. spitefully sarcastic. “ corrosive cristism” synonyms: sarcastic. expressing or expressive of ridicule that wounds. noun.
CORROSIVE meaning: 1. A corrosive substance causes damage by chemical action: 2. harmful and causing bad feelings…. Learn more.
corrosive. (kəroʊsɪv ) 1. adjective. A corrosive substance is able to destroy solid materials by a chemical reaction. Sodium and sulphur are highly corrosive. Synonyms: corroding, wasting, caustic, vitriolic More Synonyms of corrosive. 2. adjective.
1. having the quality of corroding or eating away; erosive. 2. harmful or destructive; deleterious: the corrosive effects of poverty. 3. sharply sarcastic; caustic: corrosive comments. n. 4. something corrosive, as an acid or drug.
Definition of corrosive adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
A corrosive substance is able to destroy solid materials by a chemical reaction. Sodium and sulfur are highly corrosive. Synonyms: corroding , wasting , caustic , vitriolic More Synonyms of corrosive
Definitions of 'corrosive' 1. A corrosive substance is able to destroy solid materials by a chemical reaction. [...] 2. If you say that something has a corrosive effect, you mean that it gradually causes serious harm. [formal] [...] More. Pronunciations of 'corrosive' American English: kəroʊsɪv British English: kəroʊsɪv. More.
