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Caustic vs. Corrosive

Caustic and Corrosive Definitions

Caustic

Capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action.

Corrosive

Having the capability or tendency to cause corrosion
A corrosive acid.

Caustic

Sarcastic or cutting; biting
“The caustic jokes ... deal with such diverse matters as political assassination, talk-show hosts, medical ethics” (Frank Rich).

Corrosive

Gradually destructive; steadily harmful
Corrosive anxiety.
Corrosive increases in prices.
A corrosive narcotics trade.

Caustic

Given to making caustic remarks
A caustic TV commentator.

Corrosive

Spitefully sarcastic
Corrosive criticism.
Corrosive wit.
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Caustic

A caustic material or substance.

Corrosive

A substance having the capability or tendency to cause corrosion.

Caustic

A hydroxide of a light metal.

Corrosive

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.

Caustic

The enveloping pattern formed by light rays reflecting or refracting from a curved surface.

Corrosive

Having the quality of fretting or vexing.
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Caustic

Capable of burning, corroding or destroying organic tissue.

Corrosive

Destroying or undermining something gradually.

Caustic

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

Corrosive

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

Caustic

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

Corrosive

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

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

Corrosive

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

Caustic

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

Corrosive

Having the quality of fretting or vexing.
Care is no cure, but corrosive.

Caustic

Caustic soda.

Corrosive

That which has the quality of eating or wearing away gradually.
[Corrosives] act either directly, by chemically destroying the part, or indirectly by causing inflammation and gangrene.

Caustic

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

Corrosive

That which has the power of fretting or irritating.
Such speeches . . . are grievous corrosives.

Caustic

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

Corrosive

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

Caustic

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

Corrosive

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

Caustic

A caustic curve or caustic surface.

Caustic

Any chemical substance that burns or destroys living tissue

Caustic

Harsh or corrosive in tone;
An acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose
A barrage of acid comments
Her acrid remarks make her many enemies
Bitter words
Blistering criticism
Caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics
A sulfurous denunciation

Caustic

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

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