Definitions for corrosive

corrosive cor·ro·sive

Spelling: [kuh-roh-siv]
IPA: /kəˈroʊ sɪv/

Corrosive is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 14 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 222 anagrams from letters in corrosive (ceioorrsv).

Definitions for corrosive

adjective

  1. having the quality of corroding or eating away; erosive.
  2. harmful or destructive; deleterious:
  3. sharply sarcastic; caustic:

noun

  1. something corrosive, as an acid or drug.

Origin of corrosive

1350-1400; late Middle English (Middle French) Medieval Latin corrōsīvus, equivalent to Latin corrōs(us) (see corrosion) + -īvus Examples for corrosive

The road salt makes a mushy, corrosive paste that is flung universally about the under-and over-sides of every vehicle.

Mr. President, you can speak out and help us confront this corrosive element, but time is running out.

Such was the corrosive paranoia of the time, fueled by McCarthy and abetted by Hoover.

The chloride is very poisonous, and is known as corrosive sublimate.

The taste of it came on his lips, nauseating and corrosive like some kinds of poison.

But the corrosive effects of both polarization and legal corruption were nothing compared to today.

This, surely, has had a corrosive effect on Tejpal and his self-image.

And send the story of the Steel-Blues' corrosive acid to it.

But his humour is bitter as gall, and corrosive as sulphuric acid.

Hers, if she ever had it, had been drenched in as ugly a lot of corrosive liquid as could be imagined.

Word Value for corrosive
Scrable

14

Words with friends

16

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