corrodent

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English

Etymology

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

Adjective

corrodent (comparative more corrodent, superlative most corrodent)

  1. corrosive

Synonyms

Noun

corrodent (plural corrodents)

  1. 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

French

Verb

corrodent

  1. third-person plural present indicative/subjunctive of corroder

Anagrams

Latin

Verb

corrōdent

  1. third-person plural future active indicative of corrōdō