The cheapest of nepenthes are often the most corrosive.
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Corrosive
//kəˈɹəʊsɪv//
Synonyms for "corrosive" (132 found)
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Related words (66)
injuriouskeenlethallunar causticmaleficmalevolentmalignmalignantmischievousmolderingmordaciousmordantmoxanervousnoisomenoxiousominousout of humorout of sortsout of temper
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24 translations across 19 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- корозионен adj (destroying texture or substance of a body)
- разяждащ adj (destroying texture or substance of a body)
Catalan
1 entries- corrosiu adj (destroying texture or substance of a body)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 腐蝕性的 /腐蚀性的 adj (destroying texture or substance of a body)
Czech
2 entries- žíravý adj (destroying texture or substance of a body)
- žíravina noun (substance harming living tissue or damaging material)
Dutch
1 entries- corrosief adj (destroying texture or substance of a body)
Finnish
1 entries- syövyttävä adj (destroying texture or substance of a body)
French
1 entries- corrosif adj (destroying texture or substance of a body)
German
1 entries- korrosiv adj (destroying texture or substance of a body)
Greek
1 entries- διαβρωτικός adj (destroying texture or substance of a body)
Hungarian
1 entries- maró adj (destroying texture or substance of a body)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- etsende adj (destroying texture or substance of a body)
Polish
3 entries- kaustyczny adj (destroying texture or substance of a body)
- żrący adj (destroying texture or substance of a body)
- substancja żrąca noun (substance harming living tissue or damaging material)
Russian
1 entries- коррозийный adj (destroying texture or substance of a body)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- loisgeach adj (destroying texture or substance of a body)
Spanish
1 entries- corrosivo adj (destroying texture or substance of a body)
Swedish
1 entries- frätande adj (destroying texture or substance of a body)
Turkish
2 entries- aşındırıcı adj (destroying texture or substance of a body)
- aşındırıcı noun (substance harming living tissue or damaging material)
Vietnamese
1 entries- ăn mòn adj (destroying texture or substance of a body)
Welsh
1 entries- ysol adj (destroying texture or substance of a body)
Sample sentences
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Stark inequality is also corrosive to our democratic ideal.
Source: tatoeba (5761662)
When trust in our institutions is low, we should reduce the corrosive influence of money in our politics, and insist on the principles of transparency and ethics in public service.
Source: tatoeba (5761687)
Experts say coronavirus lockdowns anywhere in the world can trigger stress, irritability, fear and fatigue. There can be a disconnection from extended family and friends, causing loneliness. Uncertainty is another corrosive factor.
Source: tatoeba (10152823)
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