Corrosive substance Corrosive substance A corrosive substance is one that will damage or destroy other substances with which it comes into contact by means of a chemical reaction. The word "corrosive" is derived from the Latin verb "corrodere", which means "to gnaw", indicating how these substances seem to "gnaw" their way through flesh or other materials. The word corrosive refers to any chemical that will dissolve the structure of an object. They can be acids, oxidizers, or bases. When they come in contact with a surface, the surface deteriorates. The deterioration can happen in minutes, e.g. concentrated muriatic acid spilled on skin;
CSX milepost prefixes Also, like the ACL, the SAL mainline ran from Richmond, Virginia to Tampa, Florida. The S Line is today discontinuous and segments of the original line have been abandoned (notable abandoned segments are between Chester, Virginia and Norlina, North Carolina, and between Riceboro and Seals, Georgia. The Seaboard main line from Richmond to Tampa, heart of its 2600-mile system in 1900, had been built by the following companies: CSX milepost prefixes Most CSX railroad lines are given lettered prefixes before milepost numbers. These prefixes are one to three letters long with the first letter usually refer to the former company.