erosive
pronunciation
How to pronounce erosive in British English:
UK [ɪ'rəʊsɪv]
How to pronounce erosive in American English:
US [ɪ'roʊsɪv]
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- Adjective:
- wearing away by friction
- of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action
Word Origin
- erosive (adj.)
- 1725, of tumors, etc.; 1827 in geology, from eros-, past participle stem of Latin erodere "gnaw away" (see erode) + -ive.
Example
- 1. They 're the most powerful erosive force on our planet .
- 2. Acute erosive gastritis ; acute hemorrhagic gastritis .
- 3. The erosive process that reduces the size of glaciers .
- 4. A new paper in the journal nature suggests the river 's erosive action may be to blame .
- 5. The findings here fit with acute erosive gastropathy , but there are other patterns .