erosive

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In addition, increased erosive power associated with capture and basin integration drove accelerated incision during the Late Miocene.

From Science Daily • Sep. 22, 2023

To reduce their emissions, farmers can adopt strategies like no-till agriculture or planting cover crops, both of which have been documented to lead to healthier and less erosive soil.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 12, 2023

Someone needed to take another look at the bipedal tracks at Site A. But those same seasonal rains that gift us fossil bones and footprints also have the erosive power to take them away.

From Scientific American • Nov. 5, 2022

"Having worked with lithium, I can tell you there is nothing safe about it," she noted of the highly caustic and erosive metal.

From Salon • Sep. 1, 2022

Valleys have in general been hollowed out by the greater erosive action of running water along the channels of drainage.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" by Various