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corrosive

1. Causing corrosion. 2. An agent that produces corrosion; e.g., a strong acid or alkali.

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cor·ro·sive -'rō-siv, -ziv adj tending or having the power to corrode <\corrosive acids> <a \corrosive gas>

cor·ro·sive·ness n

corrosive n a substance that corrodes: CAUSTIC

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cor·ro·sive (kə-roґsiv) 1. causing, or able to cause, corrosion. 2. an agent or substance that causes corrosion. Called also caustic. Cf. escharotic.

Medical dictionary. 2011.