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How to pronounce corrosive in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms caustic, erosive, mordant, vitriolic
Derivation corrode
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Type of chemical compound, compound
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corrosive cristism.

Examples of corrosive

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It is less corrosive than ethanol and can be shipped through existing pipelines.
From the sciencedaily.com
They are corrosive, creating a culture in which tax money is everyone's panacea.
From the dailymail.co.uk
Economists know that breaking that corrosive interaction is the key to recovery.
From the businessweek.com
I can think of few things more corrosive to democracy than this poisonous trend.
From the kentucky.com
Politicians often complain of the corrosive effect of cynicism on civic society.
From the guardian.co.uk
Chlorine, a corrosive and toxic gas, affected machinery needed to run the plant.
From the thestate.com
The problem with People of Walmart, for at me at least, is that it's corrosive.
From the stltoday.com
Williams understood better than most the corrosive powers of the ticking clock.
From the newsweek.com
Many household chemicals are corrosive, meaning they can cause burns to the skin.
From the dailyherald.com
More examples
  • Caustic: of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action
  • A substance having the tendency to cause corrosion (such a strong acids or alkali)
  • Spitefully sarcastic; "corrosive cristism"
  • (corrode) cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid; "The acid corroded the metal"; "The steady dripping of water rusted the metal stopper in the sink"
  • (corrosion) a state of deterioration in metals caused by oxidation or chemical action
  • (corrosion) erosion by chemical action
  • A corrosive substance is one that will destroy or irreversibly damage another surface or substance with which it comes into contact. ...
  • (Corrosion (album)) Corrosion is a 2 CD compilation album released by Sony BMG and Columbia Records in 2001.
  • That which has the quality of eating or wearing away gradually; Any solid, liquid or gas capable of irreparably harming living tissues or damaging material on contact; Eating away; having the power of gradually wearing, hanging, or destroying the texture or substance of a body; as the corrosive ...