EROSIVE

caustic, corrosive, erosive, vitriolic, mordant

(adjective) of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action

erosive

(adjective) wearing away by friction; “the erosive effects of waves on the shoreline”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

erosive (comparative more erosive, superlative most erosive)

Of or pertaining to erosion.

Causing or tending to cause erosion.

Anagrams

• vireoes

Source: Wiktionary


E*ro"sive, a.

Definition: That erodes or gradually eats away; tending to erode; corrosive. Humble.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

25 November 2024

ONCHOCERCIASIS

(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America


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