corrosif
French, adjective/kɔ.ʁɔ.zif/
corrosif is spelled C-O-R-R-O-S-I-F (8 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written French, the 43,335th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Corrosif is a French adjective meaning “corrosive” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui par son action chimique corrode ou attaque les chairs ou quelque autre matière”.
What does corrosif mean in English?
adjective
- 1
corrosive
Une substance corrosive est une substance qui dégrade ou détruit par réaction chimique des substances avec lesquelles elle entre en contact.
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui par son action chimique corrode ou attaque les chairs ou quelque autre matière.
noun: 1. Substance corrosive.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of corrosif
- corrosive feminine
- corrosifs masculine plural
- corrosives feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce corrosif?
- /kɔ.ʁɔ.zif/
- \kɔ.ʁɔ.zif\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to corrosif
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is corrosif in French?
corrosif appears about once in every 2 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).