Webster's Dictionary 1913

8209

Corroborate (2)

Cor‐rob″o‐rate (–r?t), a. Corroborated. Bacon.

8210

Corroboration

Cor‐rob′o‐ra″tion (k?r–r?b′?–r?″sh?n), n. [Cf. F. corroboration.] 1. The act of corroborating, strengthening, or confirming; addition of strength; confirmation; as, the corrobor...

8211

Corroborative

Cor‐rob″o‐ra‐tive (k?r–r?b″?–r?–t?v), a. [Cf. F. corroboratif.] Tending to strengthen of confirm.

8212

Corroborative (2)

Cor‐rob″o‐ra‐tive, n. A medicine that strengthens; a corroborant. Wiseman.

8213

Corroboratory

Cor‐rob″o‐ra‐to‐ry (–t?–r?), a. Tending to strengthen; corroborative; as, corroboratory facts.

8214

Corroboree

Cor‐rob″o‐ree′ (?), n. [Also corrobboree, corrobori, etc.] 1. A nocturnal festivity with which the Australian aborigines celebrate tribal events of importance. Symbolic dances a...

8215

Corrobory

Cor‐rob″o‐ry (?), n. & v. See Corroboree.

8216

Corrode

Cor‐rode″ (k?r–r?d″) v. t. [imp. & p. p.Corroded; p. pr. & vb. n.Corroding.] [L. corrodere, -rosum; cor + rodere to gnaw: cf. F. corroder. See Rodent.]1. To eat away by degrees;...

8217

Corrode (2)

Cor‐rode″, v. i. To have corrosive action; to be subject to corrosion.Corroding lead, lead sufficiently pure to be used in making white lead by a process of corroding.Syn. — To ...

8218

Corrodent

Cor‐rod″ent (k?r–r?″dent), a. [L. corrodens, p. pr. of corrodere.] Corrosive. Bp. King.

8219

Corrodent (2)

Cor‐rod″ent, n. Anything that corrodes. Bp. King.

8220

Corrodiate

Cor‐ro″di‐ate (k?r–r?″d?–?t), v. t. [See Corrode.] To eat away by degrees; to corrode. Sandys.

8221

Corrodibility

Cor‐ro′di‐bil″i‐ty (k?r–r?′d?–b?l″?–t?), n. The quality of being corrodible. Johnson.

8222

Corrodible

Cor‐rod″i‐ble (k?r–r?″d?–b'l), a. Capable of being corroded; corrosible. Sir T. Browne.

8223

Corrosibility

Cor‐ro′si‐bil″i‐ty (k?r–r?′s?–b?l″?–t?), n. Corrodibility. “Corrosibility... answers corrosiveness.” Boyle.

8224

Corrosible

Cor‐ro″si‐ble (k?r–r?″s?–b'l), a. Corrodible. Bailey.

8225

Corrosibleness

Cor‐ro″si‐ble‐ness, n. The quality or state of being corrosible. Bailey.

8226

Corrosion

Cor‐ro″sion (k?r–r?″zh?n), n. [LL. corrosio: cf. F. corrosion. See Corrode.] The action or effect of corrosive agents, or the process of corrosive change; as, the rusting of iro...

8227

Corrosive

Cor‐ro″sive (k?r–r?″s?v), a. [Cf. F. corrosif.] 1. Eating away; having the power of gradually wearing, changing, or destroying the texture or substance of a body; as, the corros...

8228

Corrosive (2)

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 i...

8229

Corroval

Cor‐ro″val (kr–r?″val), n. A dark brown substance of vegetable origin, allied to curare, and used by the natives of New Granada as an arrow poison.

8230

Corrovaline

Cor‐ro″va‐line (–v?–l?n or –l?n), n.(Chem.) A poisonous alkaloid extracted from corroval, and characterized by its immediate action in paralyzing the heart.

8231

Corrugant

Cor″ru‐gant (k?r″r?–gant), a. [L. corrugans, p. pr. See Corrugate.] Having the power of contracting into wrinkles. Johnson.

8232

Corrugate

Cor″ru‐gate (k?r″r?–g?t), a. [L. corrugatus, p. p. of corrugare; cor-+ rugare to wrinkle, ruga wrinkle; of uncertain origin.] Wrinkled; crumpled; furrowed; contracted into ridge...

8233

Corrugate (2)

Cor″ru‐gate (–g?t), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Corrugated (–g?′t?d); p. pr. & vb. n.Corrugating (–g?′t?ng).] To form or shape into wrinkles or folds, or alternate ridges and grooves, as...

8234

Corrugation

Cor′ru‐ga″tion (k?r′r?–g?″sh?n), n. [Cf. F. corrugation.] The act corrugating; contraction into wrinkles or alternate ridges and grooves.

8235

Corrugator

Cor″ru‐ga′tor (k?r″r?–g?′t?r), n. [NL.; cf. F. corrugateur.] (Anat.) A muscle which contracts the skin of the forehead into wrinkles.