corrosive
a substance having the tendency to cause corrosion (such a strong acids or alkali) • Hypernyms: compound, chemical compound
1. of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action (Freq. 1) • Syn: caustic, erosive, vitriolic, mordant • Similar to: destructive • Derivationally related forms: mordant (for: mordant), vitriol (for: vitriolic), erode (for: erosive), corrode, caustic (for: caustic) 2. spitefully sarcastic - corrosive cristism • Similar to: sarcastic
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