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Caustic

Caustic Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Caustic? [n] any chemical substance that burns or destroys living tissue [adj] of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action [adj] harsh or corrosive in tone; "an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose"; "a barrage of acid comments"; "her acrid remarks make her many enemies"; "bitter words"; "blistering criticism"; "caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics"; "a sulfurous denunciation" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Caustic: acerb \| acerbic \| acid \| acrid \| bitter \| blistering \| corrosive \| destructive \| erosive \| sulfurous \| sulphurous \| unpleasant \| venomous \| virulent \| vitriolic Related Terms \| Find terms related to Caustic: acerb \| acerbate \| acerbic \| acid \| acidic \| acidulent \| acidulous \| acrid \| acrimonious \| actual cautery \| acute \| amaroidal \| angry \| antagonistic \| antipathetic \| arc \| asperous \| astringent \| belligerent \| biting \| bitter \| bitter as gall \| bow \| brand \| brand iron \| branding iron \| brisk \| burning \| catacaustic \| catenary \| cauter \| cauterant \| cauterizer \| cautery \| choleric \| circle \| clashing \| coarse \| colliding \| conchoid \| conflicting \| corroding \| corrosive \| crisp \| critical \| crook \| curl \| curve \| cutting \| cynical \| despiteful \| destructive \| diacaustic \| discontented \| double-edged \| dry \| edged \| electrocautery \| ellipse \| embittered \| escharotic \| feeling evil \| festoon \| fierce \| full of hate \| hard \| harsh \| hateful \| hook \| hostile \| hot iron \| hyperbola \| incisive \| ironic \| irritating \| keen \| lituus \| lunar caustic \| malevolent \| malicious \| malignant \| mordacious \| mordant \| moxa \| nose-tickling \| out of humor \| out of sorts \| out of temper \| parabola \| penetrating \| piercing \| piquant \| pithy \| poignant \| potential cautery \| pungent \| quarrelsome \| Rabelaisian \| radium \| rancorous \| rankled \| repugnant \| resentful \| resenting \| rigorous \| rough \| salty \| sarcastic \| sardonic \| satiric \| scathing \| scorching \| set against \| severe \| sharp \| sinus \| sore \| sour \| spiteful \| splenetic \| stabbing \| stewing \| stinging \| strident \| stringent \| succinct \| tart \| terse \| tracery \| trenchant \| vehement \| venomous \| violent \| virulent \| vitriolic \| withering See Also \| chemical compound \| compound \| lye \| silver nitrate Caustic In Webster's Dictionary \Caus"tic\, Caustical \Caus"tic*al\, a. [L. caustucs, Ge. ?, fr. ? to burn. Cf. {Calm}, {Ink}.] 1. Capable of destroying the texture of anything or eating away its substance by chemical action; burning; corrosive; searing. 2. Severe; satirical; sharp; as, a caustic remark. {Caustic curve} (Optics), a curve to which the ray of light, reflected or refracted by another curve, are tangents, the reflecting or refracting curve and the luminous point being in one plane. {Caustic lime}. See under {Lime}. {Caustic potash}, {Caustic soda} (Chem.), the solid hydroxides potash, {KOH}, and soda, {NaOH}, or solutions of the same. {Caustic silver}, nitrate of silver, lunar caustic. {Caustic surface} (Optics), a surface to which rays reflected or refracted by another surface are tangents. Caustic curves and surfaces are called catacaustic when formed by reflection, and diacaustic when formed by refraction. Syn: Stinging; cutting; pungent; searching. \Cau"stic\, n. [L. causticum (sc. medicamentum). See {Caustic}, a.] 1. Any substance or means which, applied to animal or other organic tissue, burns, corrodes, or destroys it by chemical action; an escharotic. 2. (Optics) A caustic curve or caustic surface.

Caustic Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Caustic?

[n] any chemical substance that burns or destroys living tissue
[adj] of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action
[adj] harsh or corrosive in tone; "an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose"; "a barrage of acid comments"; "her acrid remarks make her many enemies"; "bitter words"; "blistering criticism"; "caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics"; "a sulfurous denunciation"

See Also | chemical compound | compound | lye | silver nitrate

Caustic In Webster's Dictionary

\Caus"tic\, Caustical \Caus"tic*al\, a. [L. caustucs,
Ge. ?, fr. ? to burn. Cf. {Calm}, {Ink}.]
1. Capable of destroying the texture of anything or eating
   away its substance by chemical action; burning; corrosive;
   searing.

2. Severe; satirical; sharp; as, a caustic remark.

{Caustic curve} (Optics), a curve to which the ray of light,
   reflected or refracted by another curve, are tangents, the
   reflecting or refracting curve and the luminous point
   being in one plane.

{Caustic lime}. See under {Lime}.

{Caustic potash}, {Caustic soda} (Chem.), the solid
   hydroxides potash, {KOH}, and soda, {NaOH}, or solutions
   of the same.

{Caustic silver}, nitrate of silver, lunar caustic.

{Caustic surface} (Optics), a surface to which rays reflected
   or refracted by another surface are tangents. Caustic
   curves and surfaces are called catacaustic when formed by
   reflection, and diacaustic when formed by refraction.

Syn: Stinging; cutting; pungent; searching.


\Cau"stic\, n. [L. causticum (sc. medicamentum). See
{Caustic}, a.]
1. Any substance or means which, applied to animal or other
   organic tissue, burns, corrodes, or destroys it by
   chemical action; an escharotic.

2. (Optics) A caustic curve or caustic surface.

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