Caustic vs. Corrosive
Difference Between Caustic and Corrosive
Causticadjective
Capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action.
Corrosiveadjective
Having the capability or tendency to cause corrosion
a corrosive acid.Causticadjective
Sarcastic or cutting; biting
“The caustic jokes ... deal with such diverse matters as political assassination, talk-show hosts, medical ethics” (Frank Rich).Corrosiveadjective
Gradually destructive; steadily harmful
corrosive anxiety.corrosive increases in prices.a corrosive narcotics trade.Causticadjective
Given to making caustic remarks
a caustic TV commentator.Corrosiveadjective
Spitefully sarcastic
corrosive criticism.corrosive wit.Causticnoun
A caustic material or substance.
Corrosivenoun
A substance having the capability or tendency to cause corrosion.
Causticnoun
A hydroxide of a light metal.
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.
Causticnoun
The enveloping pattern formed by light rays reflecting or refracting from a curved surface.
Corrosiveadjective
Having the quality of fretting or vexing.
Causticadjective
Capable of burning, corroding or destroying organic tissue.
Corrosiveadjective
destroying or undermining something gradually
Causticadjective
(of language, etc.) Sharp, bitter, cutting, biting, and sarcastic in a scathing way.
Corrosivenoun
That which has the quality of eating or wearing away gradually.
Causticnoun
Any substance or means which, applied to animal or other organic tissue, burns, corrodes, or destroys it by chemical action; an escharotic.
Corrosivenoun
Any solid, liquid or gas capable of irreparably harming living tissues or damaging material on contact.
Causticnoun
The envelope of reflected or refracted rays of light for a given surface or object.
Corrosivenoun
a substance having the tendency to cause corrosion (such a strong acids or alkali)
Causticnoun
(mathematics) The envelope of reflected or refracted rays for a given curve.
Corrosiveadjective
of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action
Causticnoun
Caustic soda.
Causticnoun
any chemical substance that burns or destroys living tissue
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
