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Definition of Corrosively
1. [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Corrosively
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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