"erosive" in the adjective sense
1. erosive
wearing away by friction
"the erosive effects of waves on the shoreline"
2. caustic, corrosive, erosive, vitriolic, mordant
of a substance, especially a strong acid capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action
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