—adj. tending to corrode or consume.
—n. a corrosive substance.
Phrases and idioms:
corrosive sublimate mercuric chloride, a strong acid poison, used as a fungicide, antiseptic, etc.
Derivatives:
corrosively adv. corrosiveness n.
Etymology: ME f. OF corosif -ive (as CORRODE)
Useful english dictionary. 2012.