corrasive

/kəˈreɪsɪv/
adjective
  1. Having the ability to wear away a surface by friction; causing corrasion.
    • The corrasive action of the sandstorm stripped paint from the walls.
    • Engineers studied the corrasive effects of wind on the desert monument.
    • Glaciers are highly corrasive, grinding down the bedrock beneath them.
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