caustic 音标拼音: [k'ɑstɪk] [k'ɔstɪk]
n . 腐蚀剂
a . 腐蚀性的
腐蚀剂腐蚀性的
caustic adj 1 :
harsh or corrosive in tone ; "
an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose "; "
a barrage of acid comments ";
"
her acrid remarks make her many enemies "; "
bitter words "; "
blistering criticism "; "
caustic jokes about political assassination ,
talk -
show hosts and medical ethics "; "
a sulfurous denunciation "; "
a vitriolic critique " [
synonym : {
acerb }, {
acerbic }, {
acid }, {
acrid },
{
bitter }, {
blistering }, {
caustic }, {
sulfurous },
{
sulphurous }, {
virulent }, {
vitriolic }]
2 :
of a substance ,
especially a strong acid ;
capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action [
synonym : {
caustic },
{
corrosive }, {
erosive }, {
vitriolic }, {
mordant }]
n 1 :
any chemical substance that burns or destroys living tissue Caustic \
Caus "
tic \,
Caustical \
Caus "
tic *
al \,
a . [
L .
caustucs ,
Ge . ?,
fr . ?
to burn .
Cf . {
Calm }, {
Ink }.]
1 .
Capable of destroying the texture of anything or eating away its substance by chemical action ;
burning ;
corrosive ;
searing .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
Severe ;
satirical ;
sharp ;
as ,
a caustic remark .
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1913 Webster ]
{
Caustic curve } (
Optics ),
a curve to which the ray of light ,
reflected or refracted by another curve ,
are tangents ,
the reflecting or refracting curve and the luminous point being in one plane .
{
Caustic lime }.
See under {
Lime }.
{
Caustic potash }, {
Caustic soda } (
Chem .),
the solid hydroxides potash , {
KOH },
and soda , {
NaOH },
or solutions of the same .
{
Caustic silver },
nitrate of silver ,
lunar caustic .
{
Caustic surface } (
Optics ),
a surface to which rays reflected or refracted by another surface are tangents .
Caustic curves and surfaces are called catacaustic when formed by reflection ,
and diacaustic when formed by refraction .
Syn :
Stinging ;
cutting ;
pungent ;
searching .
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1913 Webster ]
Caustic \
Cau "
stic \,
n . [
L .
causticum (
sc .
medicamentum ).
See {
Caustic },
a .]
1 .
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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1913 Webster ]
2 . (
Optics )
A caustic curve or caustic surface .
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1913 Webster ]
136 Moby Thesaurus words for "
caustic ":
Rabelaisian ,
acerb ,
acerbate ,
acerbic ,
acid ,
acidic ,
acidulent ,
acidulous ,
acrid ,
acrimonious ,
actual cautery ,
acute ,
amaroidal ,
angry ,
antagonistic ,
antipathetic ,
arc ,
asperous ,
astringent ,
belligerent ,
biting ,
bitter ,
bitter as gall ,
bow ,
brand ,
brand iron ,
branding iron ,
brisk ,
burning ,
catacaustic ,
catenary ,
cauter ,
cauterant ,
cauterizer ,
cautery ,
choleric ,
circle ,
clashing ,
coarse ,
colliding ,
conchoid ,
conflicting ,
corroding ,
corrosive ,
crisp ,
critical ,
crook ,
curl ,
curve ,
cutting ,
cynical ,
despiteful ,
destructive ,
diacaustic ,
discontented ,
double -
edged ,
dry ,
edged ,
electrocautery ,
ellipse ,
embittered ,
escharotic ,
feeling evil ,
festoon ,
fierce ,
full of hate ,
hard ,
harsh ,
hateful ,
hook ,
hostile ,
hot iron ,
hyperbola ,
incisive ,
ironic ,
irritating ,
keen ,
lituus ,
lunar caustic ,
malevolent ,
malicious ,
malignant ,
mordacious ,
mordant ,
moxa ,
nose -
tickling ,
out of humor ,
out of sorts ,
out of temper ,
parabola ,
penetrating ,
piercing ,
piquant ,
pithy ,
poignant ,
potential cautery ,
pungent ,
quarrelsome ,
radium ,
rancorous ,
rankled ,
repugnant ,
resentful ,
resenting ,
rigorous ,
rough ,
salty ,
sarcastic ,
sardonic ,
satiric ,
scathing ,
scorching ,
set against ,
severe ,
sharp ,
sinus ,
sore ,
sour ,
spiteful ,
splenetic ,
stabbing ,
stewing ,
stinging ,
strident ,
stringent ,
succinct ,
tart ,
terse ,
tracery ,
trenchant ,
vehement ,
venomous ,
violent ,
virulent ,
vitriolic ,
withering
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