Caustic

Word CAUSTIC
Character 7
Hyphenation caus tic cau stic
Pronunciations /ˈkɒstɪk/

Definitions and meanings of "Caustic"

What do we mean by caustic?

Capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action. adjective

Sarcastic or cutting; biting. adjective

Given to making caustic remarks. adjective

A caustic material or substance. noun

A hydroxide of a light metal. noun

The enveloping surface formed by light rays reflecting or refracting from a curved surface, especially one with spherical aberration. noun

The curved surface to which all the rays of a conical pencil of light entering a refractive medium are tangential.

Capable of burning, corroding, or destroying the tissue of animal substances. See causticity.

Figuratively, severely critical or sarcastic; cutting: as, a caustic remark.

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

A caustic curve or caustic surface. noun

Capable of destroying the texture of anything or eating away its substance by chemical action; burning; corrosive; searing. adjective

Severe; satirical; sharp. adjective

A curve to which the ray of light, reflected or refracted by another curve, are tangents, the reflecting or refracting curve and the luminous point being in one plane. adjective

See under Lime. adjective

The solid hydroxides potash, KOH, and soda, NaOH, or solutions of the same. adjective

Nitrate of silver, lunar caustic. adjective

A surface to which rays reflected or refracted by another surface are tangents. Caustic curves and surfaces are called catacaustic when formed by reflection, and diacaustic when formed by refraction. adjective

Capable of burning, corroding or destroying organic tissue adjective

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

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

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

Caustic soda.

Capable of eating tissue paper Urban Dictionary

Corrosive and burning, but also interchangable for the word awesome. Urban Dictionary

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Burning, Corosive. Urban Dictionary

A substitute word or phrase that, while constructed to be socially more acceptable, drastically subtracts from the legitimate intent and purpose of the original. Urban Dictionary

A vagina that is perceived to be dirty, diseased, or in some manner toxic. Also sometimes referred to as the Caustic Cleft. Urban Dictionary

Caustic Comedy is a particular form or type of humour: comedy that is acerbic, cutting-edged, even cruel or insulting but always amusing, indeed, corrosive and burning as the word ‘Caustic’ itself suggests. Google one of the great names in comedy and the word ‘Caustic’ is likely to be mentioned somewhere in their description. Urban Dictionary

Caustic soda is the trade name of Sodium Hydroxide (NaOH), which is an agent used to clear drains of junk that has gotten there someway or other. It is allso a cheap source of hydrogen gas. Put some in a bottle along with tin foil, add water and pull a balloon over the top. Watch as it inflates and there, you have a balloon o' hydrogen. It can manipulate your voice in a similar way to helium, but it's cheaper, or when mixed with oxygen and lit it can manipulate other people's voices into sounding as though they're muted, along with sounds of any sort really. Warning: Caustic soda is very caustic, as one might understand. Getting it in your eyes is actually worse than getting a strong acid there. Allso, a mixture of hydrogen and oxygen is quite volatile. Disclaimer You didn't hear this from me. Urban Dictionary

To make comments on the different ways people are annoying, disgusting and/or just plain weird. Urban Dictionary

A verbose young lady noted for her acerbic wit and driving debate. Urban Dictionary

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The word "caustic" in example sentences

While on this subject of caustic potash, it cannot be too often repeated that _caustic potash_ is a totally different article to _caustic soda_, though just like it in appearance, and therefore often sold as such. ❋ Various (N/A)

The common caustic, called _lunar caustic_, is a compound formed by the union of nitric acid and silver; and it is supposed to owe its caustic qualities to the oxygen contained in the nitric acid. ❋ Unknown (1813)

The term caustic to a tender ear (and I conceive none feel more interested in this inquiry than the anxious guardians of a nursery) may sound harsh and unpleasing, but every solicitude that may arise on this account will no longer exist when it is understood that the pustule, in a state fit to be acted upon, is then quite superficial, and that it does not occupy the space of a silver penny. ❋ Unknown (2005)

The term caustic to a tender ear (and I conceive none feel more interested in this inquiry than the anxious guardians of a nursery) may sound harsh and unpleasing, but every solicitude that may arise on this account will no longer exist when it is understood that the pustule, in a state fit to be acted upon, is then quite superficial, and that it does not occupy the space of a silver penny. 25 ❋ Unknown (2005)

The term caustic to a tender ear (and I conceive none feel more interested in this inquiry than the anxious guardians of a nursery) may sound harsh and unpleasing, but every solicitude that may arise on this account will no longer exist when it is understood that the pustule, in a state fit to be acted upon, is then quite superficial, and that it does not occupy the space of ❋ Various (N/A)

Vitriol is what we call a caustic-a liquid that burns. ❋ Gabaldon, Diana (2005)

When the water receded, their focus was on rebuilding their house, not on what the floodwaters left behind, an 8-inch coating of mud with an orange layer of what they described as caustic sodium. ❋ Unknown (2010)

KOLONTAR, Hungary - The disaster that buried three Hungarian villages in caustic red sludge last week is deepening the gloom of a country gripped by recession, polarization and the near-ubiquitous feeling that its people are doomed to be victims of calamity. ❋ George Jahn (2010)

Breathing in caustic products may cause irritation of the nose, throat, airways, and stomach. ❋ Unknown (2010)

He spent the hours of travel in coining caustic remonstrances against being treated in the way he had been, but when he arrived and found her having tea in the hotel drawing-room looking quite fresh and young, he decided to postpone them, and all he said was: “Well, Fanny, you look quite bobbish.” ❋ Unknown (2004)

Sodium hydroxide is a white crystal product that is very corrosive and is commonly referred to as caustic soda and lye. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The acquisition, expected to be completed by the end of May, will immediately boost the Aditya Birla Group company's ability to make sodium hydroxide, commonly known as caustic soda--a key ingredient in the making of aluminum oxide or alumina. ❋ Kenan Machado Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES (2011)

Mr. Savage, 68 years old, is best known as the caustic conservative radio-show host. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Sssoffft. Potassium Hydroxide Also known as caustic potash or lye. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Seated beside Jane Pauley, Katie Couric or, briefly, Deborah Norville, he combined easy charm with sometimes brusque smarts in a manner some former colleagues describe as caustic or aloof, but that audiences routinely made No. 1. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Wax Systems Lye Systems Lye (also know as caustic soda or Sodium Hydroxide) can be used in combination with powdered rosin or castor oil to gel gasoline for use as a flame fuel which will adhere to target surfaces. ❋ Unknown (1987)

Lye-Alcohol Systems Lye (also know as caustic soda or Sodium Hydroxide) can be used in combination with alcohol and any of several fats to gel gasoline for use as a flame fuel. ❋ Unknown (1987)

Sally: I saw Johnny eating some [tissue] [paper]. [Sue]: Wow! He must be caustic! ❋ Verna N. (2006)

"Man, when that shopping cart hit that [wino], that was [caustic]" "I went to this caustic party downtown, but then someone got stabbed" "Sally is pretty caustic, when she's not hanging out with that [pilgrim] Luke" ❋ CapriceFidelity (2004)

“Oh look there’s a [caustic] in that building”-bloodhound “Lets push him”-wraith “No, thats a bad idea its camped out we will die from gas” -bloodhound Wraith: “Whatever I’ll go alone(phases into building and caustic sprays her with the r-99)” [Bloodhound]:Ok I’m coming now(enters building and gets [pummelled] by caustic’s PK and dies) Wraith:OMG!!! [Caustic] is so overpowered his gas actually did damage and slowed me down!! *goes onto twitter and complains to a dev about caustic* Dev:*sighs ❋ WHAT THE HELL’S A PSEUDONYM (2021)

No one was safe when the [satirist] H.L. [Mencken] unleashed his [caustic] wit. ❋ LarstaiT (2003)

So, how do we go from 'shell-shock' to 'battle-fatigue', from 'old dude' to 'senior citizen', from 'rape victim' to 'unconsenting [intimacy] participant'? Because our culture thrives on caustic euphemism: The dumbed-down, [homogenized], [neutralized] language of the mindless majority who want it that way... ❋ YAWA (2019)

When a guy [hooks up] with the last remaining (and often disgusting) woman in [the bar] he will often tell his friends, "I am [going deep] into the Caustic Valley tonight boys." ❋ 2k3bandit (2013)

His [caustic comedy] is a brand of aggressively [caustic] humour that targeted everyone from unknown “[hockey pucks]” to big-name celebrities. ❋ CausticComedy (2017)

After my girlfriend took a shower, the drain was clogged with hair. I can't believe she has that much, or had. It took all my caustic soda to get rid of, so now I can't preform as [Mickey] [the Mouse] [for the children]. ❋ Chemical Arvid (2008)

"Models walking into the Community room. Each one looks hungrier and bitchier than the next. You know how you're not supposed to yell [FIRE in] a crowded theater? I bet if I yelled [CHEESEBURGER] it would have the same effect." Wow how [caustically observant]. ❋ Silently Observant (2012)

The [Caustic] Git [tore] him a new one when he tried to tell her to "[cheer up]." ❋ The Git Herself (2004)

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