CAUSTICS Synonyms
There are 3 hypernyms of the word caustics. (close relations)
caustically
Best Alternatives
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| vitriolic | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • harsh or corrosive in tone • of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action | ||||||
| acerb | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • sour or bitter in taste • harsh or corrosive in tone | ||||||
| acerbic | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • sour or bitter in taste • harsh or corrosive in tone | ||||||
| acid | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||
noun • any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt • street name for lysergic acid diethylamide adjective satellite • harsh or corrosive in tone • being sour to the taste • having the characteristics of an acid | ||||||
| acrid | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • strong and sharp • harsh or corrosive in tone | ||||||
| bitter | adjectiveadj | |||||
noun • English term for a dry sharp-tasting ale with strong flavor of hops (usually on draft) • the taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouth • the property of having a harsh unpleasant taste adverb • extremely and sharply adjective satellite • marked by strong resentment or cynicism • very difficult to accept or bear • harsh or corrosive in tone • expressive of severe grief or regret • proceeding from or exhibiting great hostility or animosity • causing a sharp and acrid taste experience • causing a sharply painful or stinging sensation; used especially of cold verb • make bitter | ||||||
| blistering | adjectiveadj | |||||
noun • the formation of vesicles in or beneath the skin adjective satellite • harsh or corrosive in tone • hot enough to raise (or as if to raise) blisters • very fast; capable of quick response and great speed | ||||||
| corrosive | adjectiveadj | |||||
noun • a substance having the tendency to cause corrosion (such a strong acids or alkali) adjective satellite • of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action • spitefully sarcastic | ||||||
| erosive | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • wearing away by friction • of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action | ||||||
| mordant | adjectiveadj | |||||
noun • a substance used to treat leather or other materials before dyeing; aids in dyeing process adjective satellite • harshly ironic or sinister • of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action | ||||||
| sulfurous | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||
adjective • of or related to or containing sulfur or derived from sulfur adjective satellite • harsh or corrosive in tone • characterized by oppressive heat and humidity | ||||||
| sulphurous | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • of or related to or containing sulfur or derived from sulfur adjective satellite • harsh or corrosive in tone • characterized by oppressive heat and humidity | ||||||
| virulent | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • infectious; having the ability to cause disease adjective satellite • extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom • harsh or corrosive in tone | ||||||
