caustic
Any substance or means which, applied to animal or other organic tissue, burns,…Any substance or means which, applied to animal or other organic tissue, burns, corrodes, or destroys it by chemical action; an escharotic.
» Though common in cleaning products, ammonia is caustic.
Значення
значень: 4(злічуване, незлічуване)Any substance or means which, applied to animal or other organic tissue, burns, corrodes, or destroys it by chemical action; an escharotic.
Ätzmittel
any chemical substance that burns or destroys living tissue
(злічуване, незлічуване)The envelope of reflected or refracted rays of light for a given surface or object.
Kaustik
the envelope of light rays reflected or refracted by a curved surface or object
(злічуване, незлічуване)The envelope of reflected or refracted rays for a given curve.
Kaustik
(розмовне, незлічуване)Caustic soda.
Приклади
речень: 9Though common in cleaning products, ammonia is caustic.
Our English teacher likes to make caustic comments.
She always destroys my mood with her caustic remarks.
deSie verdirbt mir immer mit ihren beißenden Anmerkungen die Laune.
I ask you to spare me your caustic remarks.
ruПрошу избавить меня от Ваших язвительных замечаний.
His answers were caustic.
Переклади
мов: 3За значеннями 2
Походження
From the Latin causticus (“burning”), from Ancient Greek καυστικός (kaustikós, “burning”),From the Latin causticus (“burning”), from Ancient Greek καυστικός (kaustikós, “burning”), from καυστός (kaustós, “burnt”) + -ικός (-ikós).
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Форми
множина: causticsСпільнокореневі
пов’язаних слів: 2Уроки до слова
уроків: 1- A1Злічувані та незлічувані іменники — Бо воно може бути незлічуваним