corrodent
English
Etymology
An adaptation of corrōdent-, the stem of the Latin corrōdēns (“gnawing”, “corroding”), the present participle of corrōdō (“I gnaw [to pieces]”).
Adjective
corrodent (comparative more corrodent, superlative most corrodent)
- corrosive
Synonyms
- (corrosive): corrodant
Noun
corrodent (plural corrodents)
- Anything that corrodes.
- 1880, Tullidge's Quarterly Magazine of Utah
- In fact, it is used in a variety of medicines; we boil, burn, and distil it, to produce salts, corrodents, sublimates, […]
- 1951, Food Engineering (volume 23, page 143)
- Hex nut is made of carbon steel or Monel, while parts coming in contact with corrodents are made of metals suited to the particular applications.
- 1880, Tullidge's Quarterly Magazine of Utah
Synonyms
- (anything that corrodes): corrodant
French
Verb
corrodent
- third-person plural present indicative of corroder
- third-person plural present subjunctive of corroder
Anagrams
- corderont
Latin
Verb
corrōdent
- third-person plural future active indicative of corrōdō