Dictionary
caus•tic
Pronunciation: (kô'stik), [key]—
adj.
1. capable of burning, corroding, or destroying living tissue.
2. severely critical or sarcastic:
a caustic remark.
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n.
1. a caustic substance.
2. Optics.
a. See
caustic curve.
b. See
caustic surface. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.