erosive
Tending to corrode
Erosive describes something that causes erosion—the gradual wearing away of material through physical or chemical action.
Water, wind, and acid can all be erosive forces.
The term appears often in medical and geological contexts: erosive gastritis damages the stomach lining; erosive processes shape coastlines and river valleys over time.
Atmospheric breakdown of materials
- sedimentParticles settling in liquid
- denudationRemoval of surface covering
- gullyingForming erosion channels
- rillVery small stream
streambank · undercutting · fluvial · deflation · canyon · valley · ravine · delta
Below neutral pH
- causticChemically burning; bitterly mocking
- rustIron oxide coating
- oxidationLosing electrons chemically
- etchingAcid-incised metal print
pitting · tarnish · galvanic · electrolysis · sulfuric · hydrochloric · reactive · chemical
Vigorous abrasive cleaning
- grindingMolar action sometimes
- sandblastErode surface with particles
- gritDetermination or abrasive particles
- scrapingRubbing away material
friction · wearing · polishing · buffing · exfoliation · pumice · emery · rasp
Weakening by covert means
- deteriorationProcess of declining quality
- degradationDecline in condition
- decayGradual organic breakdown
- disintegrationProcess of breaking apart
ruination · devastation · wasting · crumbling · sapping · weakening · damage · impairment
weathering
Atmospheric breakdown of materials
- sedimentParticles settling in liquid
- denudationRemoval of surface covering
- gullyingForming erosion channels
rill · streambank · undercutting · fluvial · deflation · canyon · valley · ravine · delta · glacial
acidic
Below neutral pH
- causticChemically burning; bitterly mocking
- rustIron oxide coating
- oxidationLosing electrons chemically
etching · pitting · tarnish · galvanic · electrolysis · sulfuric · hydrochloric · reactive · chemical · pH
scouring
Vigorous abrasive cleaning
- grindingMolar action sometimes
- sandblastErode surface with particles
- gritDetermination or abrasive particles
scraping · friction · wearing · polishing · buffing · exfoliation · pumice · emery · rasp · attrition
undermining
Weakening by covert means
- deteriorationProcess of declining quality
- degradationDecline in condition
- decayGradual organic breakdown
disintegration · ruination · devastation · wasting · crumbling · sapping · weakening · damage · impairment · depletion
erosiveprotective
Serving to guard
preservative · conserving · stabilizing · shielding · preserving
erosiveconstructive
Promoting positive development
depositional · accretive · accumulative · building · aggregative
- river erosionWater wearing away earth
- soil erosionLoss of topsoil
- beach erosionShore loss from water
- soil erosion controlPreventing terrain degradation
- coastal erosionLand loss at sea edges
- coastline erosionSea wearing away land