Caustic

word

1. Adjective

Alt. of Caustical

2. Adjective

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

3. Adjective

A caustic curve or caustic surface.

4. Noun

any chemical substance that burns or destroys living tissue
Vocabulary classified under Chemistry
More about this word
Synonyms and related words
Explore this word