corrosive action

  • 1Corrosive — Cor*ro sive (k?r r? s?v), a. [Cf. F. corrosif.] 1. Eating away; having the power of gradually wearing, changing, or destroying the texture or substance of a body; as, the corrosive action of an acid. Corrosive liquors. Grew. Corrosive famine.… …

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  • 2Corrosive sublimate — Corrosive Cor*ro sive (k?r r? s?v), a. [Cf. F. corrosif.] 1. Eating away; having the power of gradually wearing, changing, or destroying the texture or substance of a body; as, the corrosive action of an acid. Corrosive liquors. Grew. Corrosive… …

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  • 3corrosive — adjective Date: 14th century 1. tending or having the power to corrode < corrosive acids > < corrosive action > < the corrosive effects of alcoholism > 2. bitingly sarcastic < corrosive satire > • corrosive …

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  • 4corrosive — 1. adjective a) Eating away; having the power of gradually wearing, hanging, or destroying the texture or substance of a body; as the corrosive action of an acid. b) Having the quality of fretting or vexing. See Also: corrosively …

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  • 5Corrosive substance — European Union standard symbol for corrosives. GHS and other symbols are similar. A corrosive substance is one that will destroy or irreversibly damage another surface or substance with which it comes into contact. The main hazards to people&#8230; …

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  • 6HgCl2 — Corrosive Cor*ro sive (k?r r? s?v), a. [Cf. F. corrosif.] 1. Eating away; having the power of gradually wearing, changing, or destroying the texture or substance of a body; as, the corrosive action of an acid. Corrosive liquors. Grew. Corrosive&#8230; …

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  • 7mercuric bichloride — Corrosive Cor*ro sive (k?r r? s?v), a. [Cf. F. corrosif.] 1. Eating away; having the power of gradually wearing, changing, or destroying the texture or substance of a body; as, the corrosive action of an acid. Corrosive liquors. Grew. Corrosive&#8230; …

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  • 8corrosif — corrosif, ive [ kɔrozif, iv ] adj. • XIIIe; du lat. corrosum, supin de corrodere; lat. médiév. corrosivus 1 ♦ Qui corrode; qui a la propriété de corroder. ⇒ brûlant, 1. caustique, mordant. Les acides sont corrosifs. Antiseptique corrosif. N. m.&#8230; …

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  • 9poison — poisoner, n. poisonless, adj. poisonlessness, n. /poy zeuhn/, n. 1. a substance with an inherent property that tends to destroy life or impair health. 2. something harmful or pernicious, as to happiness or well being: the poison of slander. 3.&#8230; …

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  • 10M1903 Springfield rifle — Infobox Weapon|is ranged=yes name= Rifle, Caliber .30, M1903 origin=flagcountry|United States type= Bolt action rifle designer= Springfield Armory design date= 1900 service= 1903–1957 users= See Users wars= World War I, World War II, Korean War,&#8230; …

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