Caustic vs. Corrosive
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
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)
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 denunciationCausticadjective
of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action
