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Webster 1913 Edition


Corrodent

Cor-rod′ent

(k?r-r?′dent)
,
Adj.
[L.
corrodens
, p. pr. of
corrodere
.]
Corrosive.
[R.]
Bp. King.

Cor-rod′ent

,
Noun.
Anything that corrodes.
Bp. King.

Webster 1828 Edition


Corrodent

CORRODENT

,
Adj.
Having the power of corroding, or wasting by degrees.

CORRODENT

,
Noun.
Any substance or medicine that corrodes.

Definition 2024


corrodent

corrodent

English

Adjective

corrodent (comparative more corrodent, superlative most corrodent)

  1. corrosive

Synonyms

Noun

corrodent (plural corrodents)

  1. 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.

Synonyms


French

Verb

corrodent

  1. third-person plural present indicative of corroder
  2. third-person plural present subjunctive of corroder

Anagrams


Latin

Verb

corrōdent

  1. third-person plural future active indicative of corrōdō