Cor‐ro″sive, n. 1. That which has the quality of eating or wearing away gradually.
[Corrosives] act either directly, by chemically destroying the part, or indirectly by causing inflammation and gangrene.
Dunglison.
2. That which has the power of fretting or irritating.
Such speeches... are grievous corrosives.
Hooker.
— Cor‐ro″sive‐ly, adv. — Cor‐ro″sive‐ness, n.