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erosive

[ ih-roh-siv ]

/ ɪˈroʊ sɪv /

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adjective

serving to erode; causing erosion.

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Origin of erosive

1820–30; < Latin ērōs(us) (see erose) + -ive

OTHER WORDS FROM erosive

e·ro·sive·ness, e·ro·siv·i·ty, nounan·ti·e·ro·sive, adjectivenon·e·ro·sive, adjectiveun·e·ro·sive, adjective

Words nearby erosive

eros, eros-433, erose, erosion, erosion surface, erosive, erotema, erotetic, erotic, erotica, eroticism

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Example sentences from the Web for erosive

Then the erosive waste exceeds the growth by up-bulging, and mountain decay begins.
Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, February 1900|Various
There can be no doubt, then, that glaciers have an erosive action, and therefore must be regarded as agents of denudation.
The Story of the Hills|H. N. Hutchinson
They have been robbed by the erosive action of waves and running water.
Earth and Sky Every Child Should Know|Julia Ellen Rogers
The erosive power of a river is vastly augmented by the solid matter carried along with it.
Fragments of science, V. 1-2|John Tyndall

Before either ice or water can exert great power as an erosive agent, it must collect in sufficient mass.
Fragments of science, V. 1-2|John Tyndall

Medical definitions for erosive

erosive

[ ĭ-rō′sĭv ]

adj.

Causing erosion.

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