CORROSIVE (2)

corrosive (2)|corrodent. Corrosive, or Corrodent, a. able to corrode, eating away

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Cor‐ro″sive, n. 1. 1. That which has the quality of eating or wearing away gradually.
[Corrosives] act either directly, by chemically destroying the part, or indirectly by causing inflammation and gangrene. Dunglison. 2. 2. That which has the power of fretting or irritating.
Such speeches . . . are grievous corrosives. Hooker. — Cor‐ro″sive‐ly, adv. — Cor‐ro″sive‐ness, n.