"corrosive" in the noun sense
1. corrosive
a substance having the tendency to cause corrosion (such a strong acids or alkali)
"corrosive" in the adjective sense
1. caustic, corrosive, erosive, vitriolic, mordant
of a substance, especially a strong acid capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action
2. corrosive
spitefully sarcastic
"corrosive cristism"
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