— corrodent , n. — corroder , n. — corrodible , adj. — corrodibility , n.
/keuh rohd"/ , v. , corroded, corroding .
v.t.
1. to eat or wear away gradually as if by gnawing, esp. by chemical action.
2. to impair; deteriorate: Jealousy corroded his character.
v.i.
3. to become corroded.
[ 1350-1400; ME ( corrodere to gnaw to pieces, equiv. to cor- COR- + rodere to gnaw; akin to RODENT ]