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   corrosive

   /kəˈrəʊsɪv/

   adjective

   • 1. tending to cause corrosion: "the corrosive effects of salt water"

   noun

   • 1. a corrosive substance.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French corosif, -ive, from medieval Latin corrosivus, from Latin corros- ‘gnawed through’, from the verb corrodere (see corrode).

   Derivatives

   • 1. corrosively adverb
   • 2. corrosiveness noun

   Scrabble Points: 14

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   • O

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   • R

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