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Meaning of caustic

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

caustic

Pronunciation:/ˈkɒstɪk/

noun

Definitions

  1. Any substance or means which, applied to animal or other organic tissue, burns, corrodes, or destroys it by chemical action; an escharotic.

  2. The envelope of reflected or refracted rays of light for a given surface or object.

  3. The envelope of reflected or refracted rays for a given curve.

  4. Caustic soda.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Capable of burning, corroding or destroying organic tissue.

  2. (of language, etc.) Sharp, bitter, cutting, biting, and sarcastic in a scathing way.