Corrosive vs. Caustic

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.

Corrosiveadjective

Having the quality of fretting or vexing.

Corrosiveadjective

destroying or undermining something gradually

Corrosivenoun

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

Corrosivenoun

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

Corrosiveadjective

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.

Corrosiveadjective

Having the quality of fretting or vexing.

Corrosivenoun

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

Corrosivenoun

That which has the power of fretting or irritating.

Corrosivenoun

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

Corrosiveadjective

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

Causticadjective

Capable of burning, corroding or destroying organic tissue.

Causticadjective

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

Causticnoun

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

Causticnoun

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

Causticnoun

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

Causticnoun

Caustic soda.

Causticadjective

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

Causticadjective

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

Causticnoun

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

Causticnoun

A caustic curve or caustic surface.

Causticnoun

any chemical substance that burns or destroys living tissue

Causticadjective

harsh or corrosive in tone;

Causticadjective

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