caustic

Examples

• All

• It's, uh... very caustic in its purest form.

  The Sisters Brothers (2018)

• Part of the bleaching sequence involves using caustic to remove the chlorine from the pulp.

  Academic text (1996)

• From all my reading on acids and caustic materials, they all refer to the pH of a product.

  Blog text (18)

• What you're feeling is a caustic agent... being applied directly to a nerve.

  Death Wish (2018)

• Its chemical-resistant composition makes it suitable for applications where caustic gases are used.

  Academic text (1995)

• Plants and animals dissolve in a caustic solution more readily than in an acidic solution.

  Blog text (31)

• The superficial veins become sclerosed either from infections or from the caustic effect of the material being injected.

  Academic text (1996)

• Of the patients with gastrointestinal symptoms from exposure to the caustic soda water, approximately 28 percent were diagnosed with gastritis or enteritis.

  Academic text (1998)

• The scientists warned that the chemical spill released a caustic substance that could harm wildlife.

• After accidentally touching the caustic cleaner, he quickly rinsed his hands to avoid a chemical burn.

Synonyms

C

corrosive

vscaustic

• Specialized

14 6.6

Able to eat away materials by a chemical reaction, for example strong acids

focuses on destroying or burning organic tissue by strong acids or alkalis

E

erosive

vscaustic

1 6.4

A thing that slowly wears something away by wind, water, or chemicals

involves chemical burning or corrosion of living tissue rather than slow wear

V

vitriolic

vscaustic

• Specialized

9.6

A very strong acid that can burn skin and metal

refers to substances that chemically burn or corrode tissue not necessarily extremely

M

mordant

vscaustic

• Specialized

9.9

Able to eat away materials by chemical action like a strong acid

applies specifically to strong acids or alkalis that chemically burn organic tissue

Antonyms

B

benign

35 6.2

Kind and gentle and not likely to cause harm

N

noncorrosive

• Specialized

4.2

A material or product that does not damage other things with chemicals

Compounds

C

caustic potash

• Specialized

1 7.0

A strong chemical used to make soap and fertilizers that can burn your skin

C

caustic remark

• Offensive

1 7.2

A harshly critical comment that aims to hurt or mock someone

C

caustic soda

• UK

1 6.1

A very strong chemical that can burn skin and is used to make soap and clean things

C

caustic lime

• Specialized

6.6

A white powder made by heating limestone, used in building and farming

L

lunar caustic

• Archaic

9.9

A silver stick that doctors used to burn away warts and small growths

How Corrosive

corrosive

• Specialized

14 6.6

caustic

• Specialized

8 7.6

irritating

4 3.1

harmless

231 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology