Meanings
comparative more corrodent · superlative most corrodent
plural corrodents
- 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 Utah1 more example
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 143Synonyms: corrodant
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivecorrosive
nounAnything that corrodes.
Origin
- Latincorrōdēns“gnawing”, “corroding”
- Englishcorrodent
An adaptation of corrōdent-, the stem of the Latin corrōdēns (“gnawing”, “corroding”), the present participle of corrōdō (“to gnaw [to pieces]”).
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