corrosive

adjective

/kəˈrəʊsɪv/

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tending to destroy something slowly by chemical action
- the corrosive effects of salt water
- corrosive acid
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
adverb
- highly
- very
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(formal) tending to damage something gradually
- Unemployment is having a corrosive effect on our economy.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
adverb
- highly
- very
See full entry

Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French corosif, -ive, from medieval Latin corrosivus, from Latin corros- ‘gnawed through’, from the verb corrodere, from cor- (expressing intensive force) + rodere ‘gnaw’.

单词	corrosive
释义	corrosive adjective /kəˈrəʊsɪv/ /kəˈrəʊsɪv/ jump to other results tending to destroy something slowly by chemical action the corrosive effects of salt water corrosive acid Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be adverb highly very See full entry (formal) tending to damage something gradually Unemployment is having a corrosive effect on our economy. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be adverb highly very See full entry Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French corosif, -ive, from medieval Latin corrosivus, from Latin corros- ‘gnawed through’, from the verb corrodere, from cor- (expressing intensive force) + rodere ‘gnaw’.
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