CAUSTIC
/ΛkΙstΙͺk/
11
Scrabble
14
WWF
C(3) A(1) U(1) S(1) T(1) I(1) C(3)
NWL/TWL ✓ Collins ✓ WWF ✓
Definition
/ΛkΙstΙͺk/
noun
- Any substance or means which, applied to animal or other organic tissue, burns, corrodes, or destroys it by chemical action; an escharotic.
- The envelope of reflected or refracted rays of light for a given surface or object.
- The envelope of reflected or refracted rays for a given curve.
adjective
- Capable of burning, corroding or destroying organic tissue.
- (of language, etc.) Sharp, bitter, cutting, biting, and sarcastic in a scathing way.
Source: Wiktionary
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