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Definisjon av caustic

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Noun
caustic - any chemical substance that burns or destroys living tissue
chemical compound, compound an enclosure of residences and other building (especially in the Orient)
lye a strong solution of sodium or potassium hydroxide

Adjective
caustic - of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action
corrosive, erosive, vitriolic, mordant
destructive causing destruction or much damage; "a policy that is destructive to the economy"; "destructive criticism"
caustic - 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"; "a vitriolic critique"
acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, bitter, blistering, sulfurous, sulphurous, virulent, vitriolic
unpleasant disagreeable to the senses, to the mind, or feelings ; "an unpleasant personality"; "unpleasant repercussions"; "unpleasant odors"
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Substantiv
caustic - Any substance or means which, applied to animal or other organic tissue, burns, corrodes, or destroys it by chemical action; an escharotic.
caustic - The envelope of reflected or refracted rays of light for a given surface or object.
caustic - The envelope of reflected or refracted rays for a given curve.
caustic - caustic soda.

Adjektiv
caustic - Capable of burning, corroding or destroying organic tissue.
caustic - sharp, bitter, cutting, biting, sarcastic.

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  • caustic
    Being harsh or corrosive in tone.

Adjektiv - Gradbøying

  • Positiv: caustic
  • Komparativ: causticcer / more caustic
  • Superlativ: causticcest / most caustic

Substantiv

  • Entall: caustic
  • Flertall: caustics

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