corrosive
[ kuh-roh-siv ]
/ kəˈroʊ sɪv /
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.
Origin of corrosive
OTHER WORDS FROM corrosive
Words nearby corrosive
corroboration,
corroboree,
corrode,
corrody,
corrosion,
corrosive,
corrosive sublimate,
corrugate,
corrugated iron,
corrugated paper,
corrugation
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British Dictionary definitions for corrosive
corrosive
/ (kəˈrəʊsɪv) /
adjective
(esp of acids or alkalis) capable of destroying solid materials
tending to eat away or consume
cutting; sarcastic
a corrosive remark
noun
a corrosive substance, such as a strong acid or alkali
Derived forms of corrosive
corrosively, adverb corrosiveness, nounMedical definitions for corrosive
corrosive
[ kə-rō′sĭv ]
adj.
Causing or tending to cause the gradual destruction of a substance by chemical action.
n.
A substance having the capability or tendency to cause slow destruction.