anticorrosive

[an-tee-kuh-roh-siv, an-tahy-]

an·ti·cor·ro·sive

[an-tee-kuh-roh-siv, an-tahy-]
noun
1.
something that prevents or counteracts corrosion.
adjective
2.
Also, an·ti·cor·ro·sion. preventing or counteracting corrosion.

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Anticorrosive has a plethora of syllables.
So is antidisestablishmentarianism. Does it mean:
an obscure term ostensibly referring to a lung disease caused by silica dust, sometimes cited as one of the longest words in the English language.
opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.

Origin:
1815–25; anti- + corrosive

an·ti·cor·ro·sive·ly, adverb
an·ti·cor·ro·sive·ness, noun
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