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caustics

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noun

Say it like: Cau-sti-cs

The correct spelling is caustics. 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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  1. 1.Any substance or means which, applied to animal or other organic tissue, burns, corrodes, or destroys it by chemical action; an escharotic.
  2. 2.The envelope of reflected or refracted rays of light for a given surface or object.
  3. 3.The envelope of reflected or refracted rays for a given curve.
  4. 4.Caustic soda.

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