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Definition of corrosive adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

corrosive

adjective

NAmE//kəˈroʊsɪv//

1tending to destroy something slowly by chemical action the corrosive effects of salt water corrosive acid

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2(formal) tending to damage something gradually Unemployment is having a corrosive effect on our economy.

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