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corrosive

[kuh-roh-siv] / kəˈroʊ sɪv /


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The regulated toxic substance is corrosive to the skin, eyes and lungs, and high levels of exposure can lead to choking, burns and death, according to the Environmental Protection Agency.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2026

Once a false image takes hold, it is nearly impossible to uproot, and the flood of fabricated content has a corrosive effect: It makes us doubt everything.

From Salon • May 24, 2026

That cyclicality was “really corrosive to our business,” Goeckeler said.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

Maaden erected prefabricated warehouses for the fertilizer and rigged piping systems to move corrosive sulfuric acid, a key ingredient in phosphate production, into stainless-steel tanker trucks.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

His throat burned as if he’d swallowed corrosive chemicals.

From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner




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