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 caustic ['kɒ:stik]   添加此单词到默认生词本
n. 腐蚀剂

a. 腐蚀性的

[医] 苛性的, 腐蚀剂


  1. A caustic verbal attack.
    讽刺刻薄的口头上的攻击
  2. An agent or instrument used to destroy abnormal tissue by burning, searing, or scarring, including caustic substances, electric currents, lasers, and very hot or very cold instruments.
    烧灼剂通过烧、灼或结疤手段用于破坏不正常人体组织的药剂或仪器，包括腐蚀物质、电流、激光以及极热或极冷的仪器
  3. A dry scab or slough formed on the skin as a result of a burn or by the action of a corrosive or caustic substance.
    焦痂由烧伤或通过腐蚀或侵蚀物质作用而导致皮肤形成的干疤或死肉


caustic
[ noun ]
  1. any chemical substance that burns or destroys living tissue

    2. <noun.substance>
[ adj ]
  1. harsh or corrosive in tone

    2. <adj.all>
    an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose
    a barrage of acid comments
    her acrid remarks make her many enemies
    bitter words
    blistering criticism
    caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics
    a sulfurous denunciation
    a vitriolic critique
  2. of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action

    3. <adj.all>


Caustic \Cau"stic\, n. [L. causticum (sc. medicamentum). See
{Caustic}, a.]
1. Any substance or means which, applied to animal or other
organic tissue, burns, corrodes, or destroys it by
chemical action; an escharotic.

2. (Optics) A caustic curve or caustic surface.


Caustic \Caus"tic\, Caustical \Caus"tic*al\, a. [L. caustucs,
Ge. ?, fr. ? to burn. Cf. {Calm}, {Ink}.]
1. Capable of destroying the texture of anything or eating
away its substance by chemical action; burning; corrosive;
searing.

2. Severe; satirical; sharp; as, a caustic remark.

{Caustic curve} (Optics), a curve to which the ray of light,
reflected or refracted by another curve, are tangents, the
reflecting or refracting curve and the luminous point
being in one plane.

{Caustic lime}. See under {Lime}.

{Caustic potash}, {Caustic soda} (Chem.), the solid
hydroxides potash, {KOH}, and soda, {NaOH}, or solutions
of the same.

{Caustic silver}, nitrate of silver, lunar caustic.

{Caustic surface} (Optics), a surface to which rays reflected
or refracted by another surface are tangents. Caustic
curves and surfaces are called catacaustic when formed by
reflection, and diacaustic when formed by refraction.

Syn: Stinging; cutting; pungent; searching.

  1. Rhythm of the Earth (Birdology 513916-2), a disc full of original compositions, shows his caustic lines and leadership qualities to be undimmed.
  2. Its flames, unlike the caustic ones created by Wolfe, were the self-devouring ones of box-office opportunism. Salamon's book may become a classic because its author, in addition to writing well, has happened on a classic case history.
  3. Bing, caustic and "cadaverously thin," was not one to appreciate Melchior's ego or his size, and though the tenor's voice was still strong, he refused to re-engage him during his first season as general manager of the Metropolitan Opera in 1950-51.
  4. They also can be cooked in a caustic bath such as lye.
  5. In Craigsville, Pa., at least 200 people were evacuated Sunday and others were on standby today after 29 cars derailed on a train carrying a caustic chemical and crude oil.
  6. 'We do our best to navigate between them,' welcoming the Court's decision as 'a useful judgment' to help the Commission do so. But another official who has served in several top political jobs in the Commission is more caustic.
  7. To be sure, the cultivated yet caustic remarks at the gathering weren't original.
  8. John Silber, Boston University's blunt and caustic president, upset former state Attorney General Francis Bellotti for the Democratic nomination for governor as voters swept out candidates with ties to Gov. Michael S. Dukakis.
  9. The cocaine _ valued at nearly $852 million, or $80,000 a pound _ was wrapped in plastic and topped with 6 inches of powder that turned out to be a 98 percent concentration of sodium hydroxide, an extremely caustic lye.
  10. Mr. Yeltsin's revisions also failed to ward off criticism of his advisers, who were left to field caustic remarks after the president ended his speech.
  11. Besides the caustic soda car, Perkins said three engines were spilling diesel fuel into the river, and three of six derailed cars carrying ethylene glycol alcohol had small leaks.
  12. One official said Mr. Camdessus' warning drew "caustic" comments from several countries and predictions that progress on reducing the U.S. trade deficit and Japan's surplus will continue to exceed expectations.
  13. The North American unit of Courtaulds PLC, a British company, moves "to take leadership" of the U.S. rayon market by holding prices despite sharp rises in the cost of materials, primarily wood pulp and caustic soda.
  14. Mr. Rowland launched a caustic campaign calling attention to Bond Corp.'s high debt levels.
  15. Ms. Richards, known for her caustic keynote speech at the 1988 Democratic National Convention in which she said then-Vice President Bush was "born with a silver foot in his mouth," held a slim lead in the latest poll.
  16. Perkins said officials' main concern was one car of caustic soda, which had dumped almost all of its 20,000 gallons into the river.
  17. Five people were forced to drink a caustic liquid drain cleaner and all were shot, but two men survived.
  18. However, February's figures show a considerable drop for "Today," whose troubles include the leak last year of Gumbel's caustic memo about some staff members, and controversy over Pauley's replacement by Norville.
  19. A dike collected most of the sodium hydroxide, a caustic substance used to clean drains, Bell said.
  20. Its titanium dioxide and caustic businesses are struggling but chemicals and polymers are expected to post significant improvements. Zeneca, ICI's former bioscience business, also reports its half-year results on Thursday.
  21. He liked to picture himself strolling down Parisian boulevards, protecting her from pawing German composers."Musicien francais," he called himself, and his letters are peppered with caustic references to the arch-Hun Richard Wagner.
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