Having the quality of fretting or vexing.
destroying or undermining something gradually.
Eating away; having the power of gradually wearing, hanging, or destroying the texture or substance of a body; as the corrosive action of an acid.
Any solid, liquid or gas capable of irreparably harming living tissues or damaging material on contact.
That which has the quality of eating or wearing away gradually.
Having or showing a sharp or critical quality
Serving to fix a dye to a fibre.
To subject to the action of, or imbue with, a mordant.
A glutinous size used as a ground for gilding, to make the gold leaf adhere.
Any substance used to facilitate the fixing of a dye to a fibre; usually a metallic compound which reacts with the dye using chelation.
Any corrosive substance used in etching.