žíravina — meaning in English

English meaning

• caustic adj Capable of burning or chemically eating away living tissue or other material.
• corrosive adj Capable of gradually destroying material through chemical action.

Senses

žíravina is used for these senses in English:

• caustic Any substance or means which, applied to animal or other organic tissue, burns, corrodes, or destroys it by chemical action; an escharotic.
• corrosive Any solid, liquid or gas capable of irreparably harming living tissues or damaging material on contact.

caustic — full definition

1. adj Capable of burning or chemically eating away living tissue or other material.
2. adj Harshly sarcastic or biting in tone.

corrosive — full definition

1. adj Capable of gradually destroying material through chemical action.
2. adj Gradually damaging or undermining something, often used figuratively.

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