corrosive
noun
- 1
That which has the quality of eating or wearing away gradually.
- 2
Any solid, liquid or gas capable of irreparably harming living tissues or damaging material on contact.
adjective
- 1
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.
- 2
Having the quality of fretting or vexing.
- 3
Destroying or undermining something gradually.
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