corrosive

(kə-rō'sĭv, -zĭv)
adj.

1. Having the capability or tendency to cause corrosion: a corrosive acid.
2. Gradually destructive; steadily harmful: corrosive anxiety; corrosive increases in prices; a corrosive narcotics trade.
3. Spitefully sarcastic: corrosive criticism; corrosive wit.

n.
A substance having the capability or tendency to cause corrosion.

corrosively cor·ro'sive·ly adv.
corrosiveness cor·ro'sive·ness n.

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adjective

So sharp as to cause mental pain: acerbic, acid, acidic, acrid, astringent, biting, caustic, cutting, mordacious, mordant, pungent, scathing, sharp, slashing, stinging, trenchant, truculent, vitriolic. See attack/defend, respect/contempt/standing.

adj

Definition: consuming, wearing
Antonyms: contributing, fortifying, supporting

A hazardous condition that is defined by the ability of an ingredient to alter or eat away at the surface of a metal, plastic, the skin, or other surfaces. Certain acids are corrosive to the skin, metals, and even glass. Certain solvents or esters are corrosive to plastic. A corrosive material is considered a hazardous material and would generate the need for an MSDS. See Flashpoint.

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Having a caustic and locally destructive effect; an agent having such effects.

• c. sublimate — mercuric chloride; oldfashioned use as caustic, disinfectant, antiseptic. Called also mercury bichloride.

See words rhyming with "corrosive."

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - ætsende, skarp
n. - ætsende stof

Nederlands (Dutch)
corrosief, bijtend

Français (French)
adj. - corrosif
n. - corrosif

Deutsch (German)
adj. - korrosiv, zerstörend
n. - Korrosionsmittel

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - διαβρωτικός
n. - διαβρωτική ουσία, καυστική ουσία

Italiano (Italian)
corrosivo

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - corrosivo, irritante
n. - corrosivo (m)

Русский (Russian)
коррозионный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - corrosivo, que corroe
n. - corrosivo, sustancia corrosiva

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - korrosions-, frätande, etsnings-, frän (bildl.), nedbrytande
n. - frätande ämne

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
腐蚀的, 蚀坏的, 腐蚀性的, 腐蚀物, 腐蚀剂

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 腐蝕的, 蝕壞的, 腐蝕性的
n. - 腐蝕物, 腐蝕劑

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 부식하는, (정신적으로)좀먹는
n. - 부식물

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 腐食性の, むしばむ
n. - 腐食剤

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) آكلي, أكال (الاسم) عامل حت كيماوي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮שנון, חד, הורס, מאכל‬
n. - ‮חומר מאכל‬

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