What's the difference between
and
Enter two words to compare and contrast their definitions, origins, and synonyms to better understand how those words are related.

Corrasive vs Corrosive - What's the difference?

corrasive | corrosive |

As adjectives the difference between corrasive and corrosive

is that corrasive is 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.

corrasive

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (Holland)
    (Webster 1913)

    corrosive

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • 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
  • Care is no cure, but corrosive .
  • destroying or undermining something gradually
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • 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.