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caustic
adjective
1 chem said of a chemical substance: strongly alkaline and corrosive to living tissue.
2 said of remarks, etc: sarcastic; cutting; bitter.
noun
1 caustic soda (see under sodium hydroxide).
2 optics the curve produced when parallel rays of light are reflected in a large concave mirror, or refracted by a convex lens.
[14c: from Latin causticus , from Greek kaustikos capable of burning]
caustically adverb .
causticity noun .
adjective
1 chem said of a chemical substance: strongly alkaline and corrosive to living tissue.
2 said of remarks, etc: sarcastic; cutting; bitter.
noun
1 caustic soda (see under sodium hydroxide).
2 optics the curve produced when parallel rays of light are reflected in a large concave mirror, or refracted by a convex lens.
[14c: from Latin causticus , from Greek kaustikos capable of burning]
caustically adverb .
causticity noun .
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