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corrosive
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corrosive /cor·ro·sive/ (kor-o´siv) producing gradual destruction, as of a metal by electrochemical reaction or of the tissues by the action of a strong acid or alkali; an agent that so acts.
cor·ro·sive (k-rsv)
adj.
Causing or tending to cause the gradual destruction of a substance by chemical action.
n.
A substance having the capability or tendency to cause slow destruction.

corrosive
[kərō′siv]
Etymology: L, corrodere, to gnaw away
1 adj, eating away of a substance or tissue, especially by chemical action.
2 n, an agent or substance that eats away a substance or tissue. corrode, v., corrosion, n.

corrosive [kŏ-ro´siv]
having a caustic and locally destructive effect; an agent having such effects.

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

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


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