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Word: Caustic
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English: via Latin from Greek kaustikos, from kaustos ‘combustible’, from kaiein ‘to burn’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈkɔːstɪk
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈkɒstɪk
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a caustic substance.
Short Definition:caustic substance
Definition:
a caustic surface or curve.
Short Definition:caustic surface or curve
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