corrosive agent

collocation in English

meaningsofcorrosiveandagent

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corrosive
adjective
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/kəˈrəʊ.sɪv/us
/kəˈroʊ.sɪv/
A corrosive substance causes damage by ...
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agent
noun[C]
uk
/ˈeɪ.dʒənt/us
/ˈeɪ.dʒənt/
a person who acts for or ...
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(Definition ofcorrosiveandagentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofcorrosive agent

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However, chloramine appears to be acorrosiveagentin some water systems.
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The slowly drainingcorrosiveagentfrom the cups eventually ate away at the eyeballs.
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In this example, hydrazine converts oxygen, a commoncorrosiveagent, to water, which is generally benign.
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Scraplets feed on other robotic lifeforms, fastening themselves in the host robot's armour plating using some kind ofcorrosiveagent.
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During stress corrosion cracking, the material is relatively unattacked by thecorrosiveagent, but fine cracks form within it.
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The pollution from corrosive agents in the air has also attributed to this deterioration.
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Each metal detects a different set of corrosive agents.
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The corrosive agents are generally oxygen, hydrogen sulfide, and carbon dioxide.
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Teflon is resistant to many corrosive agents such as: chlorine, acetic acid, sulfuric acid, and hydrochloric acid.
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The standard first aid treatment for acid spills on the skin is, as for other corrosive agents, irrigation with large quantities of water.
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The design aims at preventing exposure to oxygen and other corrosive agents.
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These corrosive agents can come from air pollution, paints, textiles, bacterial by-products, and other chemically treated objects or building materials.
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