English-Thai Dictionary

caustic

ADJ ซึ่ง ถากถาง  acerb acrid bitter sueng-tak-tang

 

caustic

ADJ ซึ่ง สามารถ ทำลาย หรือ กัดกร่อน ได้  corrosive erosive sueng-sa-mad-tham-lai-rue-kad-kron-dai

 

caustic

N สารที่ ใช้ ละลาย สาร อื่น  san-ti-chai-la-lai-san-uen

 

caustic soda

N โซเดียม ไฮดร อก ไซ ด์  โซดาไฟ  sodium hydroxide so-diam-hai-drok-sai

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CAUSTIC, CAUSTICAL

a.Burning; corroding; destroying the texture of animal flesh.

 

CAUSTIC

n.In medicine, any substance which applied to living animals, acts like fire, in corroding the part and dissolving its texture; an escharotic. [See Causticity. ] Lunar caustic, a preparation of crystals of silver, obtained by solution in nitric acid, and afterwards fused in a crucible. It is a nitrate of silver.
Caustic curve, in geometry, a curve formed by a coincidence of rays of light reflected from another curve.

 

CAUSTICITY

n.The quality of acting like fire on animal matter, or the quality of combining with the principles of organized substances, and destroying their texture. This quality belongs to concentrated acids, pure alkalis, and some metallic salts.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CAUSTIC; CAUSTICAL

Caus "tic, Caus "tic *al, a. Etym: [L. caustucs, Ge. Calm, Ink. ]

 

1. Capable of destroying the texture of anything or eating away its substance by chemical action; burning; corrosive; searing.

 

2. Severe; satirical; sharp; as, a caustic remark. 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.

 

CAUSTIC

Cau "stic, n. Etym: [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.

 

2. (Optics )

 

Defn: A caustic curve or caustic surface.

 

CAUSTICALLY

CAUSTICALLY Caus "tic *al *ly, adv.

 

Defn: In a caustic manner.

 

CAUSTICILY

CAUSTICILY Caus *tic "i *ly, n.

 

1. The quality of being caustic; corrosiveness; as, the causticity of potash.

 

2. Severity of language; sarcasm; as, the causticity of a reply or remark.

 

CAUSTICNESS

CAUSTICNESS Caus "tic *ness, n.

 

Defn: The quality of being caustic; causticity.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

caustic

caus tic |ˈkôstik ˈkɔstɪk | ▶adjective 1 able to burn or corrode organic tissue by chemical action: a caustic cleaner. 2 sarcastic in a scathing and bitter way: the players were making caustic comments about the refereeing. 3 Physics formed by the intersection of reflected or refracted parallel rays from a curved surface. ▶noun 1 a caustic substance. 2 Physics a caustic surface or curve. DERIVATIVES caus ti cal ly |-ik (ə )lē |adverb, caus tic i ty |kôˈstisətē |noun ORIGIN late Middle English: via Latin from Greek kaustikos, from kaustos ‘combustible, ’ from kaiein ‘to burn. ’

 

caustic potash

caus tic pot ash ▶noun another term for potassium hydroxide.

 

caustic soda

caus tic so da |ˈˌkɔstɪk ˈsɔdə | ▶noun another term for sodium hydroxide.

 

Oxford Dictionary

caustic

caustic |ˈkɔːstɪk, ˈkɒst -| ▶adjective 1 able to burn or corrode organic tissue by chemical action: a caustic cleaner. 2 sarcastic in a scathing and bitter way: the players were making caustic comments about the refereeing. 3 Physics formed by the intersection of reflected or refracted parallel rays from a curved surface. ▶noun 1 a caustic substance. 2 Physics a caustic surface or curve. DERIVATIVES caustically adverb, causticity |-ˈtɪsɪti |noun ORIGIN late Middle English: via Latin from Greek kaustikos, from kaustos ‘combustible ’, from kaiein ‘to burn ’.

 

caustic potash

caus |tic pot ¦ash ▶noun another term for potassium hydroxide.

 

caustic soda

caus |tic soda ▶noun another term for sodium hydroxide.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

caustic

caustic adjective 1 a caustic cleaner: corrosive, corroding, abrasive, mordant, acid. 2 a caustic comment: sarcastic, cutting, biting, mordant, sharp, bitter, scathing, derisive, sardonic, ironic, scornful, trenchant, acerbic, abrasive, vitriolic, acidulous.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

caustic

caustic adjective 1 a caustic cleaner: corrosive, corroding, mordant, acid, alkaline, burning, stinging, acrid, harsh, destructive. 2 a caustic comment: sarcastic, cutting, biting, mordant, stinging, sharp, bitter, scathing, derisive, sardonic, ironic, scornful, trenchant, acerbic, vitriolic, tart, acid, pungent, acrimonious, astringent, rapier-like, razor-edged, critical, polemic, virulent, venomous, waspish; Brit. informal sarky; rare mordacious, acidulous. ANTONYMS kind. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD caustic, sarcastic, sardonic, ironic See sarcastic . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

 

Duden Dictionary

Causticum

Caus ti cum , das Kaustikum |C au sticum |

 

French Dictionary

causticité

causticité n. f. nom féminin 1 Caractère d ’une substance caustique. 2 figuré Caractère acerbe, incisif d ’un écrit, d ’une parole. : La causticité de ce critique musical est lassante.

 

Spanish Dictionary

causticidad

causticidad nombre femenino 1 Cualidad de cáustico .2 Malignidad o mordacidad en lo que se dice o se escribe :en su obra hay una mezcla de ternura y causticidad .

 

cáustico, -ca

cáustico, -ca adjetivo 1 [sustancia ] Que quema y destruye los tejidos orgánicos :jugo cáustico; el amoníaco es un producto cáustico .2 Que es crítico, tiene ironía aguda y malintencionada :escribió una comedia cáustica y destructiva en contra de la familia como institución .SINÓNIMO mordaz .3 adjetivo /nombre masculino [medicamento ] Que quema o destruye los tejidos y produce una costra . VÉASE potasa cáustica; sosa cáustica .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

caustic

caus tic /kɔ́ːstɪk /形容詞 1 〈薬品が 〉苛 （か ）性の, 腐食性の .2 〈批判が 〉痛烈な, 手厳しい, 皮肉いっぱいの .名詞 U 腐食剤 .～̀ s ó da 〘薬 〙苛性ソーダ .c á us ti cal ly 副詞 痛烈に, 辛辣 （しんらつ ）に .caus t í c i ty 名詞 U 腐食性, 痛烈さ, 皮肉 .