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erosive

[ ih-roh-siv ]

/ ɪˈroʊ sɪv /

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adjective

serving to erode; causing erosion.

Origin of erosive

1820–30; < Latin ērōs(us) (see erose) + -ive

OTHER WORDS FROM erosive

e·ro·sive·ness, e·ro·siv·i·ty, noun an·ti·e·ro·sive, adjective non·e·ro·sive, adjective un·e·ro·sive, adjective

Words nearby erosive

eros, eros-433, erose, erosion, erosion surface, erosive, erotema, erotetic, erotic, erotica, eroticism

Example sentences from the Web for erosive

Then the erosive waste exceeds the growth by up-bulging, and mountain decay begins.

Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, February 1900 |Various
There can be no doubt, then, that glaciers have an erosive action, and therefore must be regarded as agents of denudation.

The Story of the Hills |H. N. Hutchinson
They have been robbed by the erosive action of waves and running water.

Earth and Sky Every Child Should Know |Julia Ellen Rogers
The erosive power of a river is vastly augmented by the solid matter carried along with it.

Fragments of science, V. 1-2 |John Tyndall

Before either ice or water can exert great power as an erosive agent, it must collect in sufficient mass.

Fragments of science, V. 1-2 |John Tyndall

Medical definitions for erosive

erosive

[ ĭ-rō′sĭv ]

adj.

Causing erosion.