corrode
verb (used with object)
to eat or wear away gradually as if by gnawing, especially by chemical action.
corrodible
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a word derived from
corrode.
Example Sentences
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It would be hard, light, strong, and not readily corrodible.
From Getting Gold: a practical treatise for prospectors, miners and students by J. C. F. (Joseph Colin Frances) Johnson
A condition of lower oxygen content thus obtains around the sealed off area, and such an area is anodic—in other words, corrodible with respect to the surrounding areas in which oxygen has free access.
From No Moving Parts by Murray F. Yaco
