Corrodant
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Corrodant is an adjective meaning (rare) corrodent, corrosive.
Meaning
(rare) corrodent, corrosive.
More Meanings
- (rare) A corrosive agent; a corrodent.
Example Sentences
Corrodant, adj. corrodant, having the power of corroding or wasting by degrees, corrosive.
I understand that a complete transmutation takes place in the iron; it gradually becomes incrusted with the copper, whilst at the same time the acids act as a corrodant; so that a piece of iron thrown in, after a certain time, comes out copper, but whether weight for weight, or size for size, I do not recollect.
Word Forms
- corrodants
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include corrodiating, corrosional, biocorrosive, caustical, diabrotic, correntropic.
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