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How to pronounce erosive in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms caustic, corrosive, mordant, vitriolic
Derivation erode
Type Words
Derivation erode


the erosive effects of waves on the shoreline.

Examples of erosive

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With less water to cut, the erosive ability of the Colorado was greatly reduced.
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Ablation is a process that includes sublimation and erosive wear of glacier ice.
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Non-erosive reflux disease-defining the entity and delineating the management.
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This large height difference created past rivers of substantial erosive power.
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Shape of Barrett's epithelium is associated with prevalence of erosive esophagitis.
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Arches are formed by other erosive forces, mainly frost action and seeping moisture.
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Diagnosis and management of non-erosive reflux disease-the Vevey NERD Consensus Group.
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The waves break further offshore and therefore reduce their erosive power.
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Fantasy weatherproofing only magnifies the erosive effects of the elements.
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More examples
  • Wearing away by friction; "the erosive effects of waves on the shoreline"
  • Caustic: of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action
  • Of or pertaining to erosion; causing or tending to cause erosion