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.

Synonyms

(anything that corrodes): corrodant

French

Verb

corrodent

third-person plural present indicative/subjunctive of corroder

Anagrams

corderont

Latin

Verb

corrōdent

third-person plural future active indicative of corrōdō