Word: corrosive
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: cor
ro
sive
Definition: That which has the quality of eating or wearing away gradually.
Morphemes:
Affix: corrode
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To eat away bit by bit; to wear away or diminish by gradually separating or destroying small particles of, as by action of a strong acid or a caustic alkali.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: corrodere
Language: la
Decoded: corrodere
Meaning: to gnaw
Affix: -ive
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: An adjective suffix signifying relating or belonging to, of the nature of, tending to, or serving to; as: affirmative, active, conclusive, corrective, diminutive.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ivus
Language: la
Decoded: -ivus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Adjective suffix.