to grind or wear down or away or become ground or worn down or away
2.
to deteriorate or cause to deteriorate
jealousy eroded the relationship
3. (tr; usually passive) pathology
to remove (tissue) by ulceration
Derived forms
erodent (eˈrodent)
adjective, noun
erodible (eˈrodible) or erodable (eˈrodable)
adjective
Word origin
C17: from Latin ērōdere, from ex-1 + rōdere to gnaw
Examples of 'erodable' in a sentence
erodable
In this context, the use of erodable antifouling paints based on biodegradable polymer and authorized biocides responds to this problem.
Fabienne Faÿ, Maëlle Gouessan, Isabelle Linossier, Karine Réhel 2019, 'Additives for Efficient Biodegradable Antifouling Paints', International Journal of Molecular Scienceshttp://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/20/2/361. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)