corrosive

 
Pronunciation: /kəˈrəʊsɪv/

adjective

  • tending to cause corrosion: the corrosive effects of salt water

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)