Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - caustic
Caustic
caustic
adj. & n. --adj. 1 that burns or corrodes organic tissue. 2 sarcastic, biting. 3 Chem. strongly alkaline. 4 Physics formed by the intersection of reflected or refracted parallel rays from a curved surface. --n. 1 a caustic substance. 2 Physics a caustic surface or curve. Phrases and idioms caustic potash potassium hydroxide. caustic soda sodium hydroxide. Derivatives caustically adv. causticity n. Etymology: L causticus f. Gk kaustikos f. kaustos burnt f. kaio burn
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I. adjective Etymology: Latin ~us, from Greek kaustikos, from kaiein to burn Date: 14th century capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action ; corrosive, marked by incisive sarcasm, relating to or being the surface or curve of a ~, ~ally adverb ~ity noun Synonyms: see: ~ II. noun Date: 15th century a ~ agent: as, a substance that burns or destroys organic tissue by chemical action, sodium hydroxide, the envelope of rays emanating from a point and reflected or refracted by a curved surface ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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