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corrosive

/kəˈɹoʊsɪv/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.11 in modern English

Syllables
cor-ro-sive
IPA
/kəˈɹoʊsɪv/
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

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.

adj

Having the quality of fretting or vexing.

adj

Destroying or undermining something gradually.

noun

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

noun

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

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Old French corrosif.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /kəˈɹoʊsɪv/
  • British English: /kəˈɹəʊsɪv/

Inflected Forms

more corrosive (comparative) most corrosive (superlative) corrosives (plural)

Derived Forms

biocorrosive noncorrosive photocorrosive uncorrosive

Phrases

corrosive sublimate

Frequently Paired Words

corrode corrosively corrosiveness corrosivity

Synonyms

mordant caustic erosive vitriolic

Rhymes With

explosive erosive plosive

Questions

How do you pronounce corrosive?
The recorded pronunciation is /kəˈɹoʊsɪv/.
What does corrosive mean?
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.
Where does corrosive come from?
It is traced to Old French.

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