In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
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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