What is the meaning of corrosive?

noun

  • A substance having the tendency to cause corrosion (such a strong acids or alkali. )

adjective

  • Of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action.
  • Spitefully sarcastic.
    • usage: "corrosive cristism"
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