corrodentEtymologyAn adaptation of corrōdent-, the stem of the Latin corrōdēns (“gnawing”, “corroding”), the present participle of corrōdō (“to gnaw [to pieces]”).adjcorrosivenounAnything that corrodes.“In fact, it is used in a variety of medicines; we boil, burn, and distil it, to produce salts, corrodents, sublimates, […]”