Caustic vs. Corrosive

Caustic vs. Corrosive — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Caustic and Corrosive

Causticadjective

Capable of burning, corroding or destroying organic tissue.

Corrosiveadjective

Eating away; having the power of gradually wearing, hanging, or destroying the texture or substance of a body; as the corrosive action of an acid.

Causticadjective

(of language, etc.) Sharp, bitter, cutting, biting, and sarcastic in a scathing way.

Corrosiveadjective

Having the quality of fretting or vexing.

Causticnoun

Any substance or means which, applied to animal or other organic tissue, burns, corrodes, or destroys it by chemical action; an escharotic.

Corrosiveadjective

destroying or undermining something gradually

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Causticnoun

The envelope of reflected or refracted rays of light for a given surface or object.

Corrosivenoun

That which has the quality of eating or wearing away gradually.

Causticnoun

(mathematics) The envelope of reflected or refracted rays for a given curve.

Corrosivenoun

Any solid, liquid or gas capable of irreparably harming living tissues or damaging material on contact.

Causticnoun

Caustic soda.

Corrosivenoun

a substance having the tendency to cause corrosion (such a strong acids or alkali)

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Causticnoun

any chemical substance that burns or destroys living tissue

Corrosiveadjective

of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action

Causticadjective

harsh or corrosive in tone;

an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prosea barrage of acid commentsher acrid remarks make her many enemiesbitter wordsblistering criticismcaustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethicsa sulfurous denunciation

Causticadjective

of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action