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corrosiveness

corrosiveness

1 7.5
A quality of a substance that makes it eat away metal or other materials
  • noun
  • /kəˈroʊsɪvnəs/
  • Specialized
translation icon : corrosividad
  • Engineers are concerned about the corrosiveness of certain chemicals when selecting materials for building pipelines.

Examples

  • In summary, hydrogen sulfide is produced in numerous synthetic and natural processes, and due to its toxicity, corrosiveness, and obnoxious odor, a great deal of attention is given to recovering it in an innocuous form.

    Academic text (1996)

  • The corrosiveness of the acid made it necessary to wear protective gear during the experiment.

  • The corrosiveness of saltwater can cause significant damage to metal structures over time.

Synonyms

corrosivity
vscorrosiveness
  • Specialized
1 8.9

Ability of a substance or environment to eat away metal by chemical action

is the general property of causing deterioration not limited to substances or environments

Antonyms

stability
363 3.1

Being steady and not likely to change

How Acidic

corrosiveness
  • Specialized
1 7.5
acidity
3 3.4
neutrality
  • Specialized
5.3
alkalinity
  • Specialized
2 6.3

Surface Forms

corrosiveness singular
corrosivenesses plural

Morphology

corrosiveness = corrosive (transparent) = corrode + ive + ness

Formed by standard adjective-to-noun derivation (corrosive + -ness) where the adjective 'corrosive' is transparently related to the verb 'corrode'.

Etymology

Corrosiveness is from the same root as corrode, which comes from a Latin word rodere meaning 'to gnaw'. So, think of something corrosive as 'gnawing away' at metal or skin, and that's why the word describes a chemical that slowly eats or damages materials.