Corrodent

/kəˈroʊdənt/ noun

Definition

A substance or agent that corrodes or wears away materials through chemical reaction.

Etymology

From Latin 'corrodent-' (present participle of 'corrodere'), meaning 'gnawing away.' Used since the 16th century in scientific contexts to describe acids and other reactive substances.

Kelly Says

Corrodents like sulfuric acid are so powerful that industries keep them in special containers—the corrodent is literally fighting the container itself in slow motion, which is why chemistry labs treat them with such respect!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
腐食性
fu-shok-si-ti
ARالعربية
محلول كيميائي
mo-ho-lo-o-l ki-mi-a-i
BNবাংলা
বিষাক্ত
bi-sha-akt
CACatalà
corrosiu
ko-ro-si-u
CSČeština
korodující
ko-ro-do-ju-ci
DADansk
korroderende
ko-ro-de-ren-de
DEDeutsch
korrosionsfördernd
kor-ro-zi-o-n-fo-der-nd
ELΕλληνικά
καταστροφικός
ka-ta-stro-fi-kos
ESEspañol
corrosivo
kor-ro-si-vo
FAفارسی
خورنده
kho-ran-de
FISuomi
korroosioiva
kor-ro-o-sio-iva
FRFrançais
corrosif
ko-ro-sif
GUGU
કેટલિક
ke-ta-lik
HAHA
karkara
kar-ka-ra
HEעברית
corrosive
ko-ro-sive
HIहिन्दी
विरंजन
vi-ran-jan
HUMagyar
korrozív
ko-ro-zi-v
IDBahasa Indonesia
korosif
ko-ro-sif
IGIG
akụkọ
a-ku-ko
ITItaliano
corrosivo
kor-ro-si-vo
JA日本語
腐食性
fu-shoku-sei
KKKK
корозия
ko-ro-zi-ya
KMKM
កម្មវិធី
kam-mo-vi-thi
KO한국어
부식성
bu-sik-seong
MRMR
संघर्ष
san-gharsh
MSBahasa Melayu
korosif
ko-ro-sif
MYမြန်မာ
ပျက်စီး
pyat-si
NLNederlands
corrodent
kor-ro-dent
NONorsk
korroderende
ko-ro-de-ren-de
PAPA
ਕorrosive
ko-ro-sive
PLPolski
korozyjny
ko-ro-zi-jny
PTPortuguês
corrosivo
ko-ro-si-vo
RORomână
corrosiv
ko-ro-siv
RUРусский
коррозионный
kor-ro-zi-on-nyy
SVSvenska
korroderande
ko-ro-de-ran-de
SWKiswahili
kavu
ka-vu
TAதமிழ்
வினையுள்ள
vi-ni-a-yu-l-la
TEతెలుగు
కరగించే
ka-ra-gin-che
THไทย
กัดกร่อน
gat-gro-on
TLTL
nakakakorrode
na-ka-ka-ko-ro-de
TRTürkçe
koruyıcı
ko-ru-yi-ci
UKУкраїнська
корозійний
ko-ro-zi-y-nyy
URاردو
خور
khoor
VITiếng Việt
corrosive
kor-ro-sive
YOYO
ọ̀pọ̀ọ̀ṣẹ̀
o-po-o-she
ZH中文
腐蚀性
fǔ-shí xìng
ZUZU
ukuthi
u-ku-thi

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