corrosive
Eating away; having the power of gradually wearing, hanging, or destroying the texture or substance of a body; as the corrosive action of an acid.
Other meanings
Having the quality of fretting or vexing.
Destroying or undermining something gradually.
Synonyms
- caustic
- mordant
Related words
- biocorrosive
- noncorrosive
- photocorrosive
- uncorrosive
- corrosive sublimate
Word history
From Old French "corrosif".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “corrosive” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.