Synonyms for corrosive
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : kuh-roh-siv |
| Phonetic Transcription : kəˈroʊ sɪv |
Top 10 synonyms for corrosive Other synonyms for the word corrosive
Définition of corrosive
Origin :- late 14c., from Old French corrosif (13c.), from corroder (see corrode).
- adj consuming, wearing; bitter
- And send the story of the Steel-Blues' corrosive acid to it.
- Extract from : « Acid Bath » by Vaseleos Garson
- Hers, if she ever had it, had been drenched in as ugly a lot of corrosive liquid as could be imagined.
- Extract from : « Chance » by Joseph Conrad
- The taste of it came on his lips, nauseating and corrosive like some kinds of poison.
- Extract from : « Victory » by Joseph Conrad
- But his humour is bitter as gall, and corrosive as sulphuric acid.
- Extract from : « Maxim Gorki » by Hans Ostwald
- The chloride is very poisonous, and is known as corrosive sublimate.
- Extract from : « The Wonder Island Boys: The Tribesmen » by Roger Finlay
- The white ants and corrosive ink were too strong for the Raja's determination.
- Extract from : « Vikram and the Vampire » by Richard F. Burton
- Impotence for revenge burned into the soul of him like a corrosive poison.
- Extract from : « The Light of Scarthey » by Egerton Castle
- All the blood in his body went black and powerful and corrosive as he heard her.
- Extract from : « The Rainbow » by D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence
- But the first bitterness that went with all this had lost its corrosive power.
- Extract from : « The Gilded Man » by Clifford Smyth
- The Tigrero leaped on his feet beneath the corrosive sting of this kiss.
- Extract from : « The Tiger-Slayer » by Gustave Aimard
Antonyms for corrosive
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