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erosive
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adjective erosive has 2 senses
- erosive(s = adj.all) Array - wearing away by friction; "the erosive effects of waves on the shoreline" Derived form verb erode2
- erosive(s = adj.all) caustic, corrosive, mordant, vitriolic - of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action; Array Derived form verb erode1
CIDE DICTIONARY
erosive, a.
That erodes or gradually eats away; tending to erode; corrosive. Humble. [1913 Webster]
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