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corrodent

corrodent adjective: corrosive.

Adjective

corrodent (comparative more corrodent, superlative most corrodent)

  1. corrosive
    Synonyms:
    corrodant

Noun

corrodent (plural corrodents)

  1. Anything that corrodes.
    • In fact, it is used in a variety of medicines; we boil, burn, and distil it, to produce salts, corrodents, sublimates, […]1880, Tullidge's Quarterly Magazine of Utah
    • 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.1951, Food Engineering, volume 23, page 143
    Synonyms:
    corrodant

Synonyms of corrodent

Forms of corrodent

Adjective
comparativemore corrodent
superlativemost corrodent
Noun
pluralcorrodents

Origin of corrodent

An adaptation of corrōdent-, the stem of the Latin corrōdēns (“gnawing”, “corroding”), the present participle of corrōdō (“to gnaw [to pieces]”).

Questions about corrodent

What does corrodent mean?
Corrodent means corrosive.
What part of speech is corrodent?
Corrodent can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near corrodent in the dictionary

  1. corrodable
  2. corrodant
  3. corrodants
  4. corrode
  5. corroded
  6. corrodent
  7. corrodents
  8. corroder
  9. corroders
  10. corrodes
  11. corrodeth

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