Corrosive at Medical Drugs Glossary

What is Corrosive? A chemical that causes visible destruction or irreversible alterations in living tissue by chemical action at the site of contact. A chemical is considered corrosive if, when tested on the intact skin of albino rabbits by the method described in Appendix

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