Caustic
adjective
Able to burn or corrode by chemical action.
The caustic material caused severe burns on his skin.
Often appears as...
- caustic substance
- caustic solution
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Technical
adjective
Very critical or sarcastic in a scathing and bitter way.
His caustic remarks offended many people.
Often appears as...
- caustic comment
- caustic criticism
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Disapproving
adjective
Able to burn or corrode by chemical action.
The caustic material caused severe burns on his skin.
Often appears as...
- caustic substance
- caustic solution
Usage tips
Technical
adjective
Very critical or sarcastic in a scathing and bitter way.
His caustic remarks offended many people.
Often appears as...
- caustic comment
- caustic criticism
Usage tips
Disapproving
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Pro Tip 1/3Safety First
Remember, 'caustic' implies danger. Use in contexts discussing hazardous materials or warning labels.
Wear gloves when handling this caustic cleaning agent to avoid injury.
Pro Tip 2/3Technical Term
'Caustic' is used in scientific and industrial contexts more than in everyday language.
The factory stores caustic soda for use in the manufacturing process.
Pro Tip 3/3Visible Damage
'Caustic' substances cause visible damage, so it's often used to describe observable chemical effects.
The lab report noted the caustic reaction that discolored the metal.
Pro Tip 1/3Safety First
Remember, 'caustic' implies danger. Use in contexts discussing hazardous materials or warning labels.
Wear gloves when handling this caustic cleaning agent to avoid injury.
Pro Tip 2/3Technical Term
'Caustic' is used in scientific and industrial contexts more than in everyday language.
The factory stores caustic soda for use in the manufacturing process.
Pro Tip 3/3Visible Damage
'Caustic' substances cause visible damage, so it's often used to describe observable chemical effects.
The lab report noted the caustic reaction that discolored the metal.
Pro Tip 1/3Safety First
Remember, 'caustic' implies danger. Use in contexts discussing hazardous materials or warning labels.
Wear gloves when handling this caustic cleaning agent to avoid injury.
Pro Tip 2/3Technical Term
'Caustic' is used in scientific and industrial contexts more than in everyday language.
The factory stores caustic soda for use in the manufacturing process.
Pro Tip 3/3Visible Damage
'Caustic' substances cause visible damage, so it's often used to describe observable chemical effects.
The lab report noted the caustic reaction that discolored the metal.
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My stroke of insight PIPE...
and separate from you. And this was the portion of my brain that I lost on the morning of my stroke. On the morning of the stroke, I woke up to a pounding pain behind my left eye. And it was the kind of caustic pain that you get when you bite into ice cream. And it just gripped me --
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Stroke of insight - Jill...
solid individual separate from the energy flow around me and separate from you and this is a portion of my brain that I lost on the morning of my stroke on the morning of the stroke I woke up to a pounding pain behind my left eye and it was the kind of pain caustic pain
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Why don’t poisonous...
And sea slugs eat jellyfish nematocysts, prevent their activation with compounds in their mucus, and repurpose them for their own defenses. The bombardier beetle is no the toads that swallow them can tolerate the caustic spray that Darwin found so distasteful.
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Romina Libster: The...
At that time, there was no vaccine available against polio. People didn't know what to do. They were going crazy. They would go painting trees with caustic lime. They'd put little bags of camphor in their children's underwear, as if that could do something.
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Gordon Makes Hominy PIPE...
obviously never seen me cook. While we wait for this caustic mixture to work its magic, I learn about the traditional way of grinding corn. Straight in. Yes. yes. All right. Does that go in there? You just-- Switch. Is that right? Around, how?
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Bombardier Beetle Sprays...
the bombardier beetle it can create a chemical reaction within its body so violent that boiling caustic liquid explodes out of its abdomen by pulsing the jet 500 times a second it keeps its rear end just cool enough to prevent it being cooked
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Flamingo Attacked by...
to clear heads in the caustic water Domingo's feed with their bills upside down the enlarged upper bill acts as a float to keep the bird's head near the surface and the super rich scum because the food is microscopic the
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Pink Dolphins Are...
is the low reproductive success partly because of the pollution issue you know when when the dolphin deep breath to the yarn delivers the milk and usually they will pass on the caustic substance to their feeding to
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Flamingos of Bogoria PIPE...
flamingo's drink having dined a caustic waters in the way they bathed and cream to wash away the glorious minerals which could turn their feathers to stone and drown them forever
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"Chasms" PIPE Asali DeVan...
and our convenient memories. The lies we tell ourselves are lakes, overflowing their banks, flooding our speech with waters, caustic and rank. The only bridge is the truth,
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My stroke of insight PIPE...
and separate from you. And this was the portion of my brain that I lost on the morning of my stroke. On the morning of the stroke, I woke up to a pounding pain behind my left eye. And it was the kind of caustic pain that you get when you bite into ice cream. And it just gripped me --
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Stroke of insight - Jill...
solid individual separate from the energy flow around me and separate from you and this is a portion of my brain that I lost on the morning of my stroke on the morning of the stroke I woke up to a pounding pain behind my left eye and it was the kind of pain caustic pain
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Why don’t poisonous...
And sea slugs eat jellyfish nematocysts, prevent their activation with compounds in their mucus, and repurpose them for their own defenses. The bombardier beetle is no the toads that swallow them can tolerate the caustic spray that Darwin found so distasteful.
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Romina Libster: The...
At that time, there was no vaccine available against polio. People didn't know what to do. They were going crazy. They would go painting trees with caustic lime. They'd put little bags of camphor in their children's underwear, as if that could do something.
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Gordon Makes Hominy PIPE...
obviously never seen me cook. While we wait for this caustic mixture to work its magic, I learn about the traditional way of grinding corn. Straight in. Yes. yes. All right. Does that go in there? You just-- Switch. Is that right? Around, how?
Video examples
Bombardier Beetle Sprays...
the bombardier beetle it can create a chemical reaction within its body so violent that boiling caustic liquid explodes out of its abdomen by pulsing the jet 500 times a second it keeps its rear end just cool enough to prevent it being cooked
Video examples
Flamingo Attacked by...
to clear heads in the caustic water Domingo's feed with their bills upside down the enlarged upper bill acts as a float to keep the bird's head near the surface and the super rich scum because the food is microscopic the
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Pink Dolphins Are...
is the low reproductive success partly because of the pollution issue you know when when the dolphin deep breath to the yarn delivers the milk and usually they will pass on the caustic substance to their feeding to
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Flamingos of Bogoria PIPE...
flamingo's drink having dined a caustic waters in the way they bathed and cream to wash away the glorious minerals which could turn their feathers to stone and drown them forever
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"Chasms" PIPE Asali DeVan...
and our convenient memories. The lies we tell ourselves are lakes, overflowing their banks, flooding our speech with waters, caustic and rank. The only bridge is the truth,
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Terry Pratchett
English Author
There was once a caustic comment from someone suggesting I was breeding a new race. Fans from different countries have married, amazing things like that. I've been to some of the weddings. I went to one here the other day, a pagan ceremony.
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KT Tunstall
Scottish Musician
I don't let housekeeping in when I stay in hotels. It cuts down on all the caustic cleaning products and aggressive water usage, and I never use the little plastic bottles of toiletries they set out.
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Boy George
English Musician
Sometimes, having a reputation can be the best thing because people expect you to be really difficult, perhaps a bit caustic, and hard work - and I'm none of those things.
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Katherine Ryan
Canadian Comedian
I was lucky to develop in the U.K. because I find comedy - in addition to being caustic - it's quite literary over here, and alternative comedy isn't so alternative.
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George Eliot
British Author
Play not with paradoxes. That caustic which you handle in order to scorch others may happen to sear your own fingers and make them dead to the quality of things.
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David Karp
American Businessman
I'm very antischedule. Except for board meetings, I don't really schedule things or keep a calendar. I think appointments are caustic to creativity.
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Raphael Bob-Waksberg
American Comedian
The caustic style of 'Archer' was really on my mind when I was first doing 'BoJack' - perhaps too much!
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Vera Farmiga
American Actress
I don't have a caustic sense of humor. What I find funny, that humor comes from a much gentler place.
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Jason Statham
British Actor
Revenge is a caustic thing. I say, Breathe in, breathe deeply, let it go.
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Samuel Goldwyn
American Producer
Too caustic? To hell with the costs, we'll make the picture anyway.
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Terry Pratchett
English Author
There was once a caustic comment from someone suggesting I was breeding a new race. Fans from different countries have married, amazing things like that. I've been to some of the weddings. I went to one here the other day, a pagan ceremony.
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KT Tunstall
Scottish Musician
I don't let housekeeping in when I stay in hotels. It cuts down on all the caustic cleaning products and aggressive water usage, and I never use the little plastic bottles of toiletries they set out.
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Boy George
English Musician
Sometimes, having a reputation can be the best thing because people expect you to be really difficult, perhaps a bit caustic, and hard work - and I'm none of those things.
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Katherine Ryan
Canadian Comedian
I was lucky to develop in the U.K. because I find comedy - in addition to being caustic - it's quite literary over here, and alternative comedy isn't so alternative.
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George Eliot
British Author
Play not with paradoxes. That caustic which you handle in order to scorch others may happen to sear your own fingers and make them dead to the quality of things.
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David Karp
American Businessman
I'm very antischedule. Except for board meetings, I don't really schedule things or keep a calendar. I think appointments are caustic to creativity.
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Raphael Bob-Waksberg
American Comedian
The caustic style of 'Archer' was really on my mind when I was first doing 'BoJack' - perhaps too much!
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Vera Farmiga
American Actress
I don't have a caustic sense of humor. What I find funny, that humor comes from a much gentler place.
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Jason Statham
British Actor
Revenge is a caustic thing. I say, Breathe in, breathe deeply, let it go.
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Samuel Goldwyn
American Producer
Too caustic? To hell with the costs, we'll make the picture anyway.
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