ADJECTIVE | all | corrosive, caustic, erosive, vitriolic, mordant | of a substance, especially a strong acid |
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all | corrosive | spitefully sarcastic | |
NOUN | substance | corrosive | a substance having the tendency to cause corrosion (such a strong acids or alkali) |
Sounds | kerow'sihv | |
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Rhymes | abortive ... vituperative: 304 rhymes with ihv... |
Meaning | Of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action. | |
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Synonyms | caustic, erosive, vitriolic, mordant | |
Broader | destructive | Causing destruction or much damage / damage |
Spanish | cáustico, corrosivo, erosivo | |
Catalan | càustic, corrosiu | |
Nouns | corrosive | a substance having the tendency to cause corrosion (such a strong acids or alkali) |
Verbs | corrode | become destroyed by water, air, or a corrosive such as an acid |
corrode | cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid |
Meaning | Spitefully sarcastic. | |
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Example | "corrosive cristism" | |
Broader | sarcastic | Expressing or expressive of ridicule that wounds |
Meaning | A substance having the tendency to cause corrosion (such a strong acids or alkali). | |
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Broader | compound, chemical compound | (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight |
Spanish | corrosivo | |
Catalan | corrosiu | |
Adjectives | corrosive | of a substance, especially a strong acid |
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