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corrosive

Syllabification: (cor·ro·sive)
Pronunciation: /kəˈrōsiv, -ziv/
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Definition of corrosive

adjective

  • tending to cause corrosion.

noun

  • a corrosive substance.

Derivatives

corrosively

adverb

corrosiveness

noun

Origin:

late Middle English: from Old French corosif, -ive, from medieval Latin corrosivus, from Latin corros- 'gnawed through', from the verb corrodere (see corrode)

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