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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Corruptive \Cor*rupt"ive\ (k?r-r?p"t?v), adjective [L. corruptivus: cf. F. corruptif.] Having the quality of tainting or vitiating; tending to produce corruption.
It should be endued with some corruptive quality for so speedy a dissolution of the meat. --Ray.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
corruptive
adjective: tending to corrupt or pervert [syn: {perversive}, {pestiferous}]
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