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Caustic
01
any chemical substance that burns or destroys living tissue
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Composition
Simple
Countable
Plural form
caustics
caustic
01
the ability to chemically corrode or eat away materials, typically referring to strong acids
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
qualitative
Superlative
most caustic
Comparative
more caustic
gradable
Examples
Extreme caution must be exercised when handling caustic materials to avoid accidents and injury.
Lexical Tree
encaustic
caustic
caust
