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caustic

('k/O/st/I/k )

adjective (a)

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

source: webster1913

noun (n)

any chemical substance that burns or destroys living tissue(noun.substance)

source: wordnet30
Any substance or means which, applied to animal or other organic tissue, burns, corrodes, or destroys it by chemical action; an escharotic.(noun)

source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

harsh or corrosive in tone(adj.all)

Example:
Caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics.

Synonym:
acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, bitter, blistering, sulfurous, sulphurous, virulent, vitriolic

source: wordnet30
of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action(adj.all)

Synonym:
corrosive, erosive, mordant, vitriolic

source: wordnet30

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