adjective · rare

corrosive

corrosive · more corrosive · most corrosive

їдкий, уїдливий, каустичний

коррозийный

korrosiv

Eating away; having the power of gradually wearing, hanging, or destroying the texture…Eating away; having the power of gradually wearing, hanging, or destroying the texture or substance of a body; as the corrosive action of an acid.

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UK/kəˈɹəʊsɪv/US/kəˈɹoʊsɪv/

» The cheapest of nepenthes are often the most corrosive.

Meaning

3 senses

Eating away; having the power of gradually wearing, hanging, or destroying the texture or substance of a body; as the corrosive action of an acid.
korrosiv
коррозийныйkorrozijnyj
of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action
Having the quality of fretting or vexing.
Destroying or undermining something gradually.

Examples

4 sentences

The cheapest of nepenthes are often the most corrosive.
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Stark inequality is also corrosive to our democratic ideal.
deKrasse Ungleichheit ist auch schädlich für unser demokratisches Ideal.
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Sodium hydroxide is corrosive.
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Bleach is a corrosive substance.
ruОтбеливатель — едкое вещество.
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