Definition of Corrosively

1. Adverb. In a corrosive manner. ¹

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Definition of Corrosively

1. [adv]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Corrosively

corrodingly
corrody
corrolate
corrosibilities
corrosibility
corrosible
corrosibleness
corrosion
corrosion casting
corrosion of tissue
corrosions
corrosive
corrosive of tissue
corrosive sublimate
corrosive ulcer
corrosively (current term)
corrosiveness
corrosivenesses
corrosives
corrosivity
corroval
corrovaline
corrugant
corrugate
corrugated
corrugated board
corrugated cardboard
corrugated fastener
corrugated iron
corrugates

Literary usage of Corrosively

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1889)
"... tasted somewhat corrosively. Boyle, Saltpetre. corrosiveness (ko-ro'siv-nes), n. 1. The property of corroding, eating away, or disintegrating; ..."

2. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1861)
"... rather a peculiar evidence of his mildness of disposition, and of his sense of justice, that the assassination of Duncan lay corrosively at his heart. ..."

3. Minerals, and how to Study Them: A Book for Beginners in Mineralogy by Edward Salisbury Dana (1901)
"... air are injurious to breathe and will act corrosively upon surfaces of brass in the neighborhood; hence such tests can only be tried with caution unless ..."

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