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Meanings of corrosive in English

Of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action.

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Usage of corrosive in English
1
Local corrosive injury is the major focus of treatment in severe cases.
Pubmed
2
His screenplays frequently delved into the corrosive influences of wealth and power.
The thing from another world
3
One method is dipping the potatoes in a solution of corrosive sublimate.
One Thousand Questions in California Agriculture Answered
4
The company is testing specialized materials that can resist those corrosive effects.
Reuters
5
But the doctors again declared the presence of corrosive sublimate and opium.
Derues / Celebrated Crimes
6
The dire mockery of it burned his mind like a corrosive acid.
The Judgment House
7
The 'maths geek' stereotype is more corrosive than it may first appear.
The Guardian
8
There was no corrosive bitterness of the vengeful in Jolly Roger's heart.
The Country Beyond: A Romance of the Wilderness
9
I found, however, some corrosive sublimate tabloids in my leather medicine case.
Korea's Fight for Freedom
10
She stopped suddenly as doubt struck her with vicious and corrosive force.
Carrie
11
Spectacle frames of non-corrosive white metal, not steel, are the proper sort.
The Land of Footprints
12
On the other hand, this stuff appears to be a universal corrosive.
The Complete Alien Omnibus
13
Ethanol cannot be transported through gasoline pipelines because of its corrosive properties.
Reuters
14
But his humour is bitter as gall, and corrosive as sulphuric acid.
Maxim Gorki
15
It was not slow and corrosive like Jack's, but fast and volatile.
Anthropology of an american girl: a novel
16
Beneath the anger, though, was the corrosive edge of old, bitter despair.
Inferno
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United States of America
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