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corrosive

adj · noun · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /kəˈɹəʊsɪv/
  • Canada, General-American: /kəˈɹoʊsɪv/
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  • Australian: /kəˈɹəʉsɪv/
  • New-Zealand: /kəˈɹɐʉsəv/
  • CMU ARPABET: K ER0 OW1 S IH0 V Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

adj

Meaning 2

Having the quality of fretting or vexing.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

adj

Meaning 3

Destroying or undermining something gradually.

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4

noun

Meaning 4

That which has the quality of eating or wearing away gradually.

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5

noun

Meaning 5

Any solid, liquid or gas capable of irreparably harming living tissues or damaging material on contact.

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6

adjective satellite

Meaning 6

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: caustic, erosive, vitriolic, mordant

Antonyms: none provided

7

adjective satellite

Meaning 7

spitefully sarcastic

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • corrosive cristism

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8

noun

Meaning 8

a substance having the tendency to cause corrosion (such a strong acids or alkali)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: compound, chemical compound

History

Etymology

From Old French corrosif.

Across languages

Translations

24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: разяждащ (razjaždašt) — destroying texture or substance of a body
  • Bulgarian: корозионен (korozionen) — destroying texture or substance of a body
  • Catalan: corrosiu — destroying texture or substance of a body
  • Chinese Mandarin: 腐蝕性的 /腐蚀性的 (fǔshíxìng de) — destroying texture or substance of a body
  • Czech: žíravý — destroying texture or substance of a body
  • Dutch: corrosief — destroying texture or substance of a body
  • Finnish: syövyttävä — destroying texture or substance of a body
  • French: corrosif — destroying texture or substance of a body
  • German: korrosiv — destroying texture or substance of a body
  • Greek: διαβρωτικός (diavrotikós) — destroying texture or substance of a body
  • Hungarian: maró — destroying texture or substance of a body
  • Norwegian Bokmål: etsende — destroying texture or substance of a body
  • Polish: żrący — destroying texture or substance of a body
  • Polish: kaustyczny — destroying texture or substance of a body
  • Russian: коррозийный (korrozijnyj) — destroying texture or substance of a body
  • Scottish Gaelic: loisgeach — destroying texture or substance of a body
  • Spanish: corrosivo — destroying texture or substance of a body
  • Swedish: frätande — destroying texture or substance of a body
  • Turkish: aşındırıcı — destroying texture or substance of a body
  • Vietnamese: ăn mòn — destroying texture or substance of a body
  • Welsh: ysol — destroying texture or substance of a body
  • Czech: žíravina — substance harming living tissue or damaging material
  • Polish: substancja żrąca — substance harming living tissue or damaging material
  • Turkish: aşındırıcı — substance harming living tissue or damaging material