v. t.
The smaller charge is more apt to . . . erode the gun. Am. Cyc. [ 1913 Webster ]
p. p. & a.
n. [ L. erodens, -entis, p. pr. of erodere. See Erode. ] (Med.) A medicine which eats away extraneous growths; a caustic. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Gr.
‖n. [ NL. ] (Med.) A disease of adults, characterized by a diffuse rigidity and hardness of the skin. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. pl. [ NL. ] (Zool.) The stony corals; the Madreporaria. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Zool.)
‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr.