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Synonyms for caustic in English

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caustic:
- lye; caustic soda; caustic
- caustic; corrosive; vitriolic; erosive; mordant

English

Detailed Synonyms for caustic in English

caustic:

caustic [the ~] noun

the caustic
the lye; the caustic soda; the caustic
- lye [the ~] noun
- caustic soda [the ~] noun
- caustic [the ~] noun
the caustic
the caustic; the lye
- caustic [the ~] noun
- lye [the ~] noun
the caustic

– any chemical substance that burns or destroys living tissue ¹
the caustic
– any chemical substance that burns or destroys living tissue ¹
- caustic [the ~] noun

caustic adj

caustic

– of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action ¹
caustic; corrosive; vitriolic; erosive; mordant
– of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action ¹
- caustic adj
- corrosive adj
- vitriolic adj
- erosive adj
- mordant adj

Related Words for "caustic":

caustics

Alternate Synonyms for "caustic":

acerb; acerbic; acid; acrid; bitter; blistering; sulfurous; sulphurous; venomous; virulent; vitriolic; unpleasant
corrosive; erosive; mordant; destructive
compound; chemical compound

Related Definitions for "caustic":

of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action¹
any chemical substance that burns or destroys living tissue¹

Related Synonyms for caustic

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