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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
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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