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erosive

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e⋅ro⋅sive

  [i-roh-siv]
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–adjective
serving to erode; causing erosion.
Origin:
1820–30; < L ērōs(us) (see erose ) + -ive

Related forms:
e⋅ro⋅sive⋅ness, e⋅ro⋅siv⋅i⋅ty, noun
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e·ro·sive   (ĭ-rō'sĭv)   
adj.  Causing erosion: the erosive effect of ocean waves on the shoreline.
e·ro'sive·ness, e·ro'siv'i·ty n.
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Main Entry: ero·sive
Pronunciation: i-'rO-siv, -ziv
Function: adjective
: tending to erode or to induce or permit erosion <erosivelesions>
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erosive e·ro·sive (ĭ-rō'sĭv)
adj.
Causing erosion.

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