A substance that destroys, kills, or eats away by chemical activity. Common sources of caustics include solid and liquid drain and toilet bowl cleaners, battery acid, and hydrochloric acid for swimming pools. Industrial products are usually more concentrated than household products and thus tend to be more damaging.
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
caustic (adjective)1.
capable of destroying or eating away by chemical - action corrosive
2.
marked by sarcasm - incisive
3.
relating to or being the surface or curve of a caustic
1.
a caustic agent as
a) a substance that burns or destroys tissue by chemical action - organic
b) - sodium hydroxide
2.
the of rays emanating from a point and or refracted by a curved surface - envelope reflected
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
caustic (adjective)marked by the use of wit that is intended to cause hurt feelings
SYNONYMS:
acerb, acerbic, acid, acidic, acidulous, acrid, barbed, biting, caustic, corrosive, cutting, mordant, pungent, sardonic, satiric ( satirical), scalding, scathing, sharp, smart-aleck, smart-alecky, smart-mouthed, snarky, tartRELATED WORDS:
brisk, cross, sharp-tongued, sour, sourish, spiky ( spikey), tartish; incisive, keen, poignant, trenchant; cynical, dry, ironic ( ironical), wry; facetious, flippant, tongue-in-cheek; acrimonious, bitter, resentful, vitriolic; harsh, rough, severe, stringent; abrupt, blunt, brusque ( brusk), concise, crisp, curt, gruff, pithy, snippety, snippy, succinct, terse; backhanded, insincereNEAR ANTONYMS:
amusing, droll, merry, playful, sportive, waggish; gentle, mild; bland; good-humored, good-natured; diplomatic, polite, smooth, suave, urbane; affable, cordial, genial, gracious, hospitable, sociableCaustic (Wikipedia)
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Caustic most commonly refers to:
- Causticity, the property of being able to corrode organic tissue
- Sodium hydroxide, sometimes called caustic soda
- Potassium hydroxide, sometimes called caustic potash
- Calcium oxide, sometimes called caustic lime
Caustic may also refer to:
- Caustic (band), an American industrial/powernoise band
- Caustic (mathematics), the envelope of rays reflected or refracted by a manifold
- Caustic (optics), optic phenomenon due to light rays reflecting/refracting through curved surfaces/objects
- Caustic Graphics, a graphics technology developer, part of Imagination Technologies
- Caustic Window, an alias of Aphex Twin (electronic musician Richard D. James)
- A playable character in the battle royale game Apex Legends
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Caustic (Wiktionary)
English
Etymology
From the Latin causticus (“burning”), from Ancient Greek καυστικός (kaustikós, “burning”), from καυστός (kaustós, “burnt”) + -ικός (-ikós).
Pronunciation
- enPR: kôs'tĭk, kŏs'tĭk, IPA(key): /ˈkɔːstɪk/, /ˈkɒstɪk/
- Rhymes: -ɔːstɪk
Adjective
caustic (comparative more caustic
... Read MoreSure, here are the synonyms for each word, separated by commas:
Abrasive: rough, coarse, harsh, grating, scratchy
Corrosive: caustic, erosive, acidic, biting, destructive
Harsh: severe, stern, tough, unkind, abrasive
Pungent: sharp, biting, acrid, strong, tangy
Acidic: sour, tart, sharp, acerbic, biting
