Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Causing erosion.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Having the property of eating away or corroding; corrosive.
  • Wearing away; acting by erosion.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective That erodes or gradually eats away; tending to erode; corrosive.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective of or pertaining to erosion
  • adjective causing or tending to cause erosion

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective wearing away by friction
  • adjective of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action

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Examples

  • As for the water, being free and erosive is piercing the skin to a point at the south.

    Chalkidos Street Residence by Armon Choros Architects 2009

  • Prescription KAPIDEX capsules are used in adults to treat heartburn related to ARD, to heal acid-related damage to the lining of the esophagus (called erosive esophagitis or EE), and to stop EE from coming back.

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2010

  • Prescription KAPIDEX capsules are used in adults to treat heartburn related to ARD, to heal acid-related damage to the lining of the esophagus (called erosive esophagitis or EE), and to stop EE from coming back.

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2010

  • Prescription KAPIDEX capsules are used in adults to treat heartburn related to ARD, to heal acid-related damage to the lining of the esophagus (called erosive esophagitis or EE), and to stop EE from coming back.

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2010

  • Prescription KAPIDEX capsules are used in adults to treat heartburn related to ARD, to heal acid-related damage to the lining of the esophagus (called erosive esophagitis or EE), and to stop EE from coming back.

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2010

  • Prescription KAPIDEX capsules are used in adults to treat heartburn related to ARD, to heal acid-related damage to the lining of the esophagus (called erosive esophagitis or EE), and to stop EE from coming back.

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2010

  • Prescription KAPIDEX capsules are used in adults to treat heartburn related to ARD, to heal acid-related damage to the lining of the esophagus (called erosive esophagitis or EE), and to stop EE from coming back.

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2010

  • Prescription KAPIDEX capsules are used in adults to treat heartburn related to ARD, to heal acid-related damage to the lining of the esophagus (called erosive esophagitis or EE), and to stop EE from coming back.

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2010

  • Prescription KAPIDEX capsules are used in adults to treat heartburn related to ARD, to heal acid-related damage to the lining of the esophagus (called erosive esophagitis or EE), and to stop EE from coming back.

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2010

  • Prescription KAPIDEX capsules are used in adults to treat heartburn related to ARD, to heal acid-related damage to the lining of the esophagus (called erosive esophagitis or EE), and to stop EE from coming back.

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2010

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