corrodent
English edit
Etymology edit
An adaptation of corrōdent-, the stem of the Latin corrōdēns (“gnawing”, “corroding”), the present participle of corrōdō (“I gnaw [to pieces]”).
Adjective edit
corrodent (comparative more corrodent, superlative most corrodent)
Synonyms edit
- (corrosive): corrodant
Noun edit
corrodent (plural corrodents)
- Anything that corrodes.
- 1880, Tullidge's Quarterly Magazine of Utah:
- In fact, it is used in a variety of medicines; we boil, burn, and distil it, to produce salts, corrodents, sublimates, […]
- 1951, Food Engineering, volume 23, page 143:
- Hex nut is made of carbon steel or Monel, while parts coming in contact with corrodents are made of metals suited to the particular applications.
Synonyms edit
- (anything that corrodes): corrodant
French edit
Verb edit
corrodent
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Latin edit
Verb edit
corrōdent