Verb (used with object) : Jealousy corroded his character. From Dictionary.com.
Mighty pretty though, a great network of shiny struts and ties against black sky and stars-titanium alloy 1403, light, strong, and non-corrodible. From Wordnik.com. [The Past Through Tomorrow]
Glass, which isn't corrodible or stainable, is more resilient than granite -- though they both contain high levels of the mineral silica and can chip. From Wordnik.com. [Transparent Tombstones] Reference
In accordance with this theory, if we take a thermo-electric pair consisting of a non-corrodible metal and an electrolyte (the two being already electro-polar by mutual contact), and heat one of their points of contact, the molecular motions of the heated end of each substance at the junction are altered; and as thermo-electric energy in such combinations usually increases by rise of temperature, the metal and liquid, each singly, usually becomes more electro polar. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American Supplement, No. 443, June 28, 1884] Reference
This is non-corrodible, contains 68 percent nickel and 32 percent copper, and can be produced much more cheaply than the old way. From Wordnik.com. [The Mineral Industries of Canada] Reference
When there is a corrodible metal or alloy, the presence of a dissimilar conductive material (cathode), electrolytes, and an electrical path between the anode and the cathode, we will have corrosion on our airplanes. From Wordnik.com. Reference
15. corrodible. From Wordnik.com. [A Spelling-Book for Advanced Classes] Reference
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