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caustic
Overview of noun caustic
The noun caustic has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. caustic -- (any chemical substance that burns or destroys living tissue)
Overview of adj caustic
The adj caustic has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, bitter, blistering, caustic, sulfurous, sulphurous, venomous, virulent, vitriolic -- (harsh or corrosive in tone; "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. caustic, corrosive, erosive, vitriolic, mordant -- (of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun caustic
1 sense of caustic
Sense 1
caustic
=> compound, chemical compound
=> substance, matter
=> physical entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun caustic
1 sense of caustic
Sense 1
caustic
=> lye
=> silver nitrate
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun caustic
1 sense of caustic
Sense 1
caustic
=> compound, chemical compound
Antonyms of noun caustic
Member Holonyms of noun caustic
Substance Holonyms of noun caustic
Part Holonyms of noun caustic
Member Meronyms of noun caustic
Substance Meronyms of noun caustic
Part Meronyms of noun caustic
Meronyms of noun caustic
Holonyms of noun caustic
Attributes of noun caustic
Derived Forms of noun caustic
Domain of noun caustic
Domain Terms of noun caustic
Familiarity of noun caustic
caustic used as a noun is very rare (polysemy count =1)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun caustic
1 sense of caustic
Sense 1
caustic
> compound, chemical compound
=> vanillin
=> acceptor
=> adduct
=> antiknock
=> acid
=> arsenide
=> hydrogen cyanide
=> anionic compound
=> base, alkali
=> binary compound
=> taurine
=> chromogen
=> manganese tetroxide
=> monomer
=> ozonide
=> organic compound
=> ammine
=> anhydride
=> azide
=> bitter principle
=> buffer
=> calcium-cyanamide, cyanamide
=> carbonyl
=> carbon disulfide
=> cofactor
=> cementite, iron carbide
=> chloropicrin, nitrochloroform
=> complex, coordination compound
=> allomorph
=> corrosive
=> aluminate
=> defoliant
=> depilatory
=> dimer
=> fixing agent, fixer
=> formulation, preparation
=> enantiomorph, enantiomer
=> exotherm
=> goitrogen
=> benzofuran, coumarone, cumarone
=> synthetic, synthetic substance
=> hydrate
=> hydroxide
=> incense
=> inorganic compound
=> repellent, repellant
=> repellent, repellant
=> iodocompound
=> isomer
=> hydroxide, hydrated oxide
=> menthol
=> nitrogen mustard
=> nitride
=> oxide
=> polymer
=> preservative
=> quinone, benzoquinone
=> salt
=> caustic
=> nitrate
=> chloride
=> heterocyclic compound, heterocyclic, heterocycle
=> silicide
=> siloxane
=> sternutator, sternutatory
=> stripper
=> sulfide, sulphide
=> telluride
=> tenderizer, tenderiser
=> tetrachloride
=> triazine
=> yellowcake, U308
=> enamel
=> pregnanediol
Meronyms of noun caustic
1 sense of caustic
Holonyms of noun caustic
Grep of noun caustic
caustic
caustic lime
caustic potash
caustic remark
caustic soda
encaustic
lunar caustic
Antonyms of adj caustic
2 senses of caustic
Sense 1
acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, bitter, blistering, caustic, sulfurous, sulphurous, venomous, virulent, vitriolic
INDIRECT (VIA unpleasant) -> pleasant
Sense 2
caustic, corrosive, erosive, vitriolic, mordant
INDIRECT (VIA destructive) -> constructive
Similarity of adj caustic
2 senses of caustic
Sense 1
acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, bitter, blistering, caustic, sulfurous, sulphurous, venomous, virulent, vitriolic
=> unpleasant (vs. pleasant)
Sense 2
caustic, corrosive, erosive, vitriolic, mordant
=> destructive (vs. constructive)
Pertainyms of adj caustic
Attributes of adj caustic
Domain of adj caustic
Domain Terms of adj caustic
Familiarity of adj caustic
caustic used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count =2)
Grep of adj caustic
caustic
Grep of adv caustic
caustically
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