The act of corroding or the condition so produced. / A substance (such as rust) so formed. / (chemistry) Erosion by chemical action, especially oxidation.

plural of corrosion

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. / Having the quality of fretting or vexing.

That which has the quality of eating or wearing away gradually. / Any solid, liquid or gas capable of irreparably harming living tissues or damaging material on contact.

Corrosiveness, especially when related to water.

The quality or property of corroding or being corrosive, of eating away or disintegrating; acrimony. / (figuratively) Such property in some immaterial agent.

In a corrosive manner.

plural of corrosive

(rare) corrodible

corrodibility; quality or degree of being subject to corrosion