corrosive
21corrosive — adjective tending to cause corrosion. noun a corrosive substance. Derivatives corrosively adverb corrosiveness noun …
22corrosive — adjective corrosive chemicals Syn: caustic, corroding, erosive, abrasive, burning, stinging; destructive, damaging, harmful, harsh …
23corrosive — UK [kəˈrəʊsɪv] / US [kəˈroʊsɪv] adjective 1) chemistry a corrosive substance contains chemicals that can cause damage 2) formal causing gradual damage to something such as a society, an institution, or a relationship …
24corrosive — [kəˈrəʊsɪv] adj a corrosive substance contains chemicals that gradually cause damage …
25corrosive — /kəˈroʊsɪv/ (say kuh rohsiv) adjective 1. having the quality of corroding, eating away, or consuming. –noun 2. something corrosive, as a strong acid or alkali. –corrosively, adverb –corrosiveness, noun …
26Corrosive sublimate — Corrosive Cor*ro sive (k?r r? s?v), a. [Cf. F. corrosif.] 1. Eating away; having the power of gradually wearing, changing, or destroying the texture or substance of a body; as, the corrosive action of an acid. Corrosive liquors. Grew. Corrosive… …
27corrosive sublimate — n. MERCURIC CHLORIDE * * * mercury(II) chloride, an odourless, colourless, water soluble compound of mercury (q.v.). * * * …
28corrosive sublimate — n MERCURIC CHLORIDE * * * mercury bichloride …
29corrosive sublimate — n. MERCURIC CHLORIDE …
30Corrosive substance — European Union standard symbol for corrosives. GHS and other symbols are similar. A corrosive substance is one that will destroy or irreversibly damage another surface or substance with which it comes into contact. The main hazards to people… …
