(metallurgy) The tendency of a metal to wear away another by chemical attack.
corrosiveness
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- Irony or bitterness, as of tone: acerbity, acidity, acridity, causticity, mordacity, mordancy, sarcasm, trenchancy. See laughter, respect/contempt/standing.
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