corrodent, a. and n. ? Obs.
(kəˈrəʊdənt)
[ad. L. corrōdent-em, pr. ppl. of corrōdĕre to corrode.]
A. adj. Corroding, corrosive.
| 1599 A. M. tr. Gabelhouer's Bk. Physicke 61/2 If the same be to corrodent, diffude as then that wyne, and take other. 1835 Hogg in Fraser's Mag. XI. 673 Corrodent vapours of the cave. |
B. n. Med. A corrosive agent. Also fig.
| 1614 J. King Vine Palatine 17 The physicke of that good Samaritan in the Gospel, wherin there was..a corrodent and..lenient, compunction and consolation. 1753 Chambers Cycl. Supp., Corrodents, corrodentia..such things as eat, consume, or destroy excrescent flesh. |