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| cor·ro·sive [ kə rṓssiv ] |
adjective |
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1. chemistry chemically destructive: able to destroy something progressively by chemical action
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2. gradually destructive: destroying or undermining something gradually
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3. very sarcastic: very strongly sarcastic or bitter
  a corrosive review
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noun (plural cor·ro·sives) |
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chemistry destructive substance: a substance that is able to destroy something progressively by chemical action, e.g. an acid
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| [14th century. Via French< medieval Latin corrosivus< Latin corros- (see corrosion)] |
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| cor·ro·sive·ly adverb |
| cor·ro·sive·ness noun |
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