Noncaustic vs. Caustic

Noncausticadjective

Not caustic.

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