caustique

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin causticus (“burning”), from the Ancient Greek καυστικός (kaustikós, “burning”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kos.tik/
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Adjective

caustique (plural caustiques)

caustic (all senses)
scathing, biting, pungent

Derived terms

soude caustique

Further reading

“caustique”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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