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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.
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 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. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Hollywood doesn't know what to do with a woman like Kightlinger, who's attractive but cursed with a corrosively intelligent wit (Sarah Silverman is another comic whose talent has gone largely underappreciated). It was coated so corrosively with reality that the other works I saw in Avignon were pushed into a different light. Corrosively and with persistent monochromatic anger, Andrews's "Gestalt Me Out |
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