Acidic vs Corrosive - What's the difference?
acidic | corrosive |
(chemistry) Having a pH less than 7, or being sour, or having the strength to neutralize alkalis, or turning a litmus paper red.
(mineralogy) Containing a high percentage of silica; opposed to basic.
Of or relating to acid; having the character of an acid.
Eating away; having the power of gradually wearing, hanging, or destroying the texture or substance of a body; as the corrosive action of an acid.
Having the quality of fretting or vexing.
* Shakespeare
destroying or undermining something gradually
That which has the quality of eating or wearing away gradually.
Any solid, liquid or gas capable of irreparably harming living tissues or damaging material on contact.
Corrosive is a synonym of acidic.
As adjectives the difference between acidic and corrosive
is that acidic is having a pH less than 7, or being sour, or having the strength to neutralize alkalis, or turning a litmus paper red while corrosive is eating away; having the power of gradually wearing, hanging, or destroying the texture or substance of a body; as the corrosive action of an acid.As a noun corrosive is
that which has the quality of eating or wearing away gradually.acidic
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Adjective
(en adjective)- an acidic solution
Synonyms
*Antonyms
* basicReferences
*corrosive
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(wikipedia corrosive)Adjective
(en adjective)- Care is no cure, but corrosive .
