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corroder

corroder noun: one who or that which corrodes.

Noun

corroder (plural corroders)

  1. One who or that which corrodes.
    • Amongst the inhabitants of Lincolnshire these hateful corroders of happiness are far from being extirpated. Credulity and superstition still reign with tyrannic sway in many hearts, how reluctant soever they may be to acknowledge it.1832, The Gentleman's Magazine
    • Liquids in intimate contact with metals, such as seawater, acids alkides and alkalies, are serious corroders for a large variety of metals and alloys.2006, Zaki Ahmad, Principles of Corrosion Engineering and Corrosion Control, page 481

Forms of corroder

pluralcorroders

Origin of corroder

From corrode + -er.

Questions about corroder

What does corroder mean?
Corroder means one who or that which corrodes.
What part of speech is corroder?
Corroder is a noun.
What is the plural of corroder?
The plural of corroder is corroders.

Words near corroder in the dictionary

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

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