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Word: Caustic
Speech Type: Adjective
late Middle English: via Latin from Greek kaustikos, from kaustos ‘combustible’, from kaiein ‘to burn’
ˈkɔːstɪk
ˈkɒstɪk
able to burn or corrode organic tissue by chemical action
Short Definition:able to burn or corrode organic tissue by chemical action
Examples:- a caustic cleaner
sarcastic in a scathing and bitter way
Short Definition:sarcastic in scathing and bitter way
Examples:- the players were making caustic comments about the refereeing
formed by the intersection of reflected or refracted parallel rays from a curved surface.
Short Definition:formed by intersection of reflected or refracted parallel rays from curved surface
Word: Caustic
Speech Type: Noun
ˈkɔːstɪk
ˈkɒstɪk
a caustic substance.
Short Definition:caustic substance
a caustic surface or curve.
Short Definition:caustic surface or curve
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