| erode | To eat into or away; to corrode; as, canker erodes the flesh. "The blood . . . Erodes the vessels." "The smaller charge is more apt to . . . Erode the gun." (Am. Cyc) Origin: L. Erodere, erosum; e out + rodere to gnaw. See Rodent. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| eroded | 1. Eaten away; gnawed; irregular, as if eaten or worn away. 2. <botany> Having the edge worn away so as to be jagged or irregularly toothed. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| erodent | <medicine> A medicine which eats away extraneous growths; a caustic. Origin: L. Erodens, -entis, p. Pr. Of erodere. See Erode. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |