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corrosiveness

cor·ro·sive
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kuh-roh-siv]
    • /kəˈroʊ sɪv/
    • /kəˈrəʊsɪvnəs /
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kuh-roh-siv]
    • /kəˈroʊ sɪv/

Definitions of corrosiveness word

  • adjective corrosiveness having the quality of corroding or eating away; erosive. 1
  • adjective corrosiveness harmful or destructive; deleterious: the corrosive effect of poverty on their marriage. 1
  • adjective corrosiveness sharply sarcastic; caustic: corrosive comments on the speaker's integrity. 1
  • noun corrosiveness something corrosive, as an acid or drug. 1
  • noun corrosiveness The quality or property of corroding or being corrosive, of eating away or disintegrating; acrimony. 1
  • noun corrosiveness (figuratively) Such property in some immaterial agent. 0
See all 7 definitions of corrosiveness

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Origin of corrosiveness

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; late Middle English (< Middle French) < Medieval Latin corrōsīvus, equivalent to Latin corrōs(us) (see corrosion) + -īvus -ive; replacing Middle English corosif < Middle French < Latin as above

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Parts of speech for Corrosiveness

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Corrosiveness

corrosiveness popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 64% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

corrosiveness usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for corrosiveness

noun corrosiveness

  • acrimony — Acrimony is bitter and angry words or quarrels.
  • causticity — capable of burning, corroding, or destroying living tissue.
  • corrosive — A corrosive substance is able to destroy solid materials by a chemical reaction.
  • mordacity — biting or given to biting.
  • mordancy — the quality of being mordant; sharpness.
All 8 Synonyms of corrosiveness

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