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caustics
We have found lemma(root) word of caustics : caustic.
Definitions
[ˈkɒstɪk], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- able to burn or corrode organic tissue by chemical action
(e.g: a caustic cleaner)
- sarcastic in a scathing and bitter way
(e.g: the players were making caustic comments about the refereeing)
- formed by the intersection of reflected or refracted parallel rays from a curved surface
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Origin
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late Middle English: via Latin from Greek kaustikos, from kaustos ‘combustible’, from kaiein ‘to burn’
[ˈkɒstɪk], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a caustic substance
- a caustic surface or curve
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Origin
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late Middle English: via Latin from Greek kaustikos, from kaustos ‘combustible’, from kaiein ‘to burn’
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