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corrosive

/kəˈrəʊsɪv/adjective

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संक्षारक, क्षयकारी, गलाने वाला

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adjective
  1. 1

    tending to damage or destroy metal, stone or other materials slowly by chemical action

    संक्षारक, क्षयकारी, गलाने वाला

    • Acid is highly corrosive.
    • corrosive chemicals

    Synonyms caustic acid erosive destructive

  2. 2

    formal

    tending to damage something gradually

    धीरे-धीरे नष्ट करने वाला, घातक

    • the corrosive effects of corruption on society
    • Jealousy is a corrosive emotion.

    Synonyms destructive damaging harmful corrupting

    Opposite harmless

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General knowledge

Concentrated sulphuric acid is highly corrosive, so containers carrying it show a special corrosive warning sign.

सांद्र sulphuric acid अत्यधिक corrosive होता है, इसलिए इसे ले जाने वाले पात्रों पर corrosive होने का विशेष चेतावनी चिह्न लगाया जाता है।