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Showing words for CAUSTIC using the English dictionary

7 Letter Words for Caustic

caustic, cicutas

6 Letter Words for Caustic

cactus, cicuta

5 Letter Words for Caustic

accts, accus, actus, aitus, cacti, cista, citua, cuits, cutis, ictus, scaut, scuta, sicca, stacc, succi, ticca, utica

4 Letter Words for Caustic

acct, acts, actu, acus, aits, aitu, asci, atis, caci, caic, cast, cats, caus, cisc, cist, cits, cuca, cuit, cust, cuts, itas, saic, sati, saut, scat, scut, sicc, sita, situ, suci, suit, tais, tasu, taus, tics, tsia, tuis, utai, utas, utis

3 Letter Words for Caustic

acc, act, ais, ait, ast, cai, cat, cia, cis, cit, csc, csi, cst, cts, cut, ist, ita, its, sac, sai, sat, sau, sci, sct, sic, sit, sta, sui, tai, tas, tau, tic, tis, tiu, tsi, tua, tui, uca, uit, usa, ust, uta, utc, uti, uts

Definitions for Caustic

[1] capable of burning, corroding, or destroying living tissue.
[2] severely critical or sarcastic: a caustic remark.
[3] a caustic substance.
[4] Optics . caustic curve. caustic surface.
[5] capable of burning or corroding by chemical action caustic soda
[6] sarcastic; cutting a caustic reply
[7] of, relating to, or denoting light that is reflected or refracted by a curved surface
[8] Also called: caustic surface a surface that envelops the light rays reflected or refracted by a curved surface
[9] Also called: caustic curve a curve formed by the intersection of a caustic surface with a plane
[10] chem a caustic substance, esp an alkali

Words related to Caustic

abrasive, acerbic, pungent, biting, mordant, acid, pithy, scathing, incisive, trenchant, satiric, sharp, bitter, harsh, keen, astringent, tart, corroding, rough, cutting

Words nearby Caustic

causerie, causeuse, causeway, causey, causist, caustic, caustic alcohol, caustic baryta, caustic curve, caustic lime, caustic potash

Origin of Caustic

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin causticus < Greek kaustikós burning, caustic, equivalent to kaust(ós ) burnt (verbal adjective of kaíein to burn) + -ikos -ic

Other words from Caustic

caus·ti·cal·ly , caus·tic·ly , adverb
caus·tic·i·ty [kaw-stis -i-tee] /kɔˈstɪs ɪ ti/ , caus·tic·ness , noun
non·caus·tic , adjective
non·caus·ti·cal·ly , adverb
o·ver·caus·tic , adjective
o·ver·caus·ti·cal·ly , adverb
o·ver·caus·tic·i·ty , noun
un·caus·tic , adjective
un·caus·ti·cal·ly , adverb

Word origin for Caustic

C14: from Latin causticus, from Greek kaustikos, from kaiein to burn

Synonyms for Caustic

abrasive, acerbic, acid, biting, mordant, pungent, astringent, corroding, keen, tart, acrid, alkaline, erosive