a.
[L. corruptivus: cf. F. corruptif.]
Having the quality of tainting or vitiating; tending to produce corruption.
It should be endued with some corruptive quality for so speedy a dissolution of the meat.Ray.
| Dictionary: Cor·rupt·ive |
[L. corruptivus: cf. F. corruptif.]
Having the quality of tainting or vitiating; tending to produce corruption.
It should be endued with some corruptive quality for so speedy a dissolution of the meat.Ray.
| Thesaurus: corruptive |
| WordNet: corruptive |
The adjective has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
tending to corrupt or pervert
Synonym: perversive
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