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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Definitions caustic noun  Any substance or means which, applied to animal or other organic tissue, burns, corrodes, or destroys it by chemical action; an escharotic. (context, optics, computer graphics) The envelope of reflected or refracted rays of light for a given surface or object. (mathematics) The envelope of reflected or refracted rays for a given curve. (context, informal, chemistry) caustic soda adjective  Capable of burning, corroding or destroying organic tissue (context, of language etc) sharp, bitter, cutting, biting, sarcastic Etymology: From the Greek , burnt, via the Latin causticus, burning.      Full Definition of caustic  Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish     Show 51015202550 results per page. Enter your search terms Submit search form   Web www.allwords.com Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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