About The Word Corrosive
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Corrosive
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What's The Definition Of Corrosive?
[n] a substance having the tendency to cause corrosion (such a strong acids or alkali)
[adj] of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action Synonyms | Synonyms for Corrosive: caustic | destructive | erosive | vitriolic Related Terms | Find terms related to Corrosive: ablative | acerb | acerbate | acerbic | acid | acidic | acidulent | acidulous | acrid | acrimonious | actual cautery | angry | baleful | baneful | biodegradable | biting | bitter | brand | brand iron | branding iron | caustic | cauter | cauterant | cauterizer | cautery | corroding | corrupting | corruptive | counterproductive | cutting | damaging | deadly | decomposable | decomposing | degradable | deleterious | detrimental | dilapidated | disadvantageous | discontented | disintegrable | disintegrated | disintegrating | disintegrative | disjunctive | disruptive | disserviceable | distressing | driving | effective | electrocautery | eroding | erosive | escharotic | feeling evil | forceful | forcible | gutsy | harmful | hot iron | hurtful | imperative | impressive | incisive | injurious | keen | lethal | lunar caustic | malefic | malevolent | malign | malignant | mischievous | moldering | mordacious | mordant | moxa | nervous | noisome | noxious | ominous | out of humor | out of sorts | out of temper | penetrating | pernicious | piercing | poignant | poisonous | potential cautery | powerful | prejudicial | punchy | radium | ravaged | resolvent | ruinous | scatheful | scathing | scorching | sensational | separative | sharp | sinewed | sinewy | slashing | solvent | stabbing | stinging | striking | strong | tart | telling | toxic | trenchant | venenate | veneniferous | venenous | venomous | vicious | vigorous | virulent | vital | withering | worn See Also | chemical compound | compound Corrosive In Webster's Dictionary \Cor*ro"sive\ (k?r-r?"s?v), a. [Cf. F. corrosif.]
1. Eating away; having the power of gradually wearing,
changing, or destroying the texture or substance of a
body; as, the corrosive action of an acid. ``Corrosive
liquors.'' --Grew. ``Corrosive famine.'' --Thomson.
2. Having the quality of fretting or vexing.
Care is no cure, but corrosive. --Shak.
{Corrosive sublimate} (Chem.), mercuric chloride, {HgCl2}; so
called because obtained by sublimation, and because of its
harsh irritating action on the body tissue. Usually it is
in the form of a heavy, transparent, crystalline
substance, easily soluble, and of an acrid, burning taste.
It is a virulent poison, a powerful antiseptic, and an
excellent antisyphilitic; called also {mercuric
bichloride}. It is to be carefully distinguished from
calomel, the mild chloride of mercury.
\Cor*ro"sive\, n. 1. That which has the quality of eating or wearing away gradually. [Corrosives] act either directly, by chemically destroying the part, or indirectly by causing inflammation and gangrene. --Dunglison. 2. That which has the power of fretting or irritating. Such speeches . . . are grievous corrosives. --Hooker. -- {Cor*ro"sive*ly}, adv. -- {Cor*ro"sive*ness}, n. |
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