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The correct spelling is caustic.
How to pronounce caustic
/ˈkɒstɪk/
nounIPA: /ˈkɒstɪk/
Say it like: Cau-sti-c
The correct spelling is caustic. Any substance or means which, applied to animal or other organic tissue, burns, corrodes, or destroys it by chemical action; an escharotic.
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Meanings
noun
- 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
- 1.Capable of burning, corroding or destroying organic tissue.
- 2.(of language, etc.) Sharp, bitter, cutting, biting, and sarcastic in a scathing way.
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