unerosive

e·ro·sive

[ih-roh-siv]
adjective
serving to erode; causing erosion.

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

e·ro·sive·ness, e·ro·siv·i·ty, noun
an·ti·e·ro·sive, adjective
non·e·ro·sive, adjective
un·e·ro·sive, adjective
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erosion (ɪˈrəʊʒən) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  the wearing away of rocks and other deposits on the earth's surface by the action of water, ice, wind, etc
2.  the act or process of eroding or the state of being eroded
 
e'rosive
 
adj
 
e'rosional
 
adj

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erosive e·ro·sive (ĭ-rō'sĭv)
adj.
Causing erosion.

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