caustic soda
111Mątwy — A caustic soda production plant in Mątwy …
112sodium hydroxide — n a white brittle deliquescent solid NaOH that dissolves readily in water to form a strongly alkaline and caustic solution and that is used in pharmacy as an alkalizing agent called also caustic soda * * * a powerful alkali in widespread use as a …
113Industrial history of the People's Republic of China — Main articles: Economy and economic history of the People s Republic of China. China s industrial sector has shown great progress since 1949, but in the late 1980s it remained undeveloped in many respects. Although the country manufactured… …
114fat and oil processing — ▪ chemistry Introduction method by which animal and plant substances are prepared for eating by humans. The oil and fat products used for edible purposes can be divided into two distinct classes: liquid oils, such as olive oil, peanut …
115Silvertown explosion — Location map|Greater London label = lat = 51.49 long = 0.03 caption = Map showing the location of the Silvertown explosion within Greater London. float = right background = white width = 175The Silvertown explosion occurred in Silvertown in West… …
116Hamilton Castner — Infobox Scientist name = Hamilton Young Castner birth date = birth date|1858|9|11|df=y birth place = Brooklyn, New York death date = death date and age|1899|10|11|1858|9|11|df=y death place = Saranac Lake, New York residence = United States,… …
117alkali metal — Chem. any of the group of univalent metals including potassium, sodium, lithium, rubidium, cesium, and francium, whose hydroxides are alkalis. [1880 85] * * * Any of the six chemical elements in the leftmost group of the periodic table (lithium,… …
118causticizer — zə(r) noun ( s) 1. : a chemical worker who makes caustic soda by controlling chemical reactions of soda ash and milk of lime in a dissolving tank and a reactor 2. : one who makes caustic liquor for digesting wood chips into pulp by mixing and… …
119caus´ti|cal|ly — caus|tic «KS tihk», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. that burns or destroys flesh; corrosive. Lye is caustic soda or caustic potash. 2. Figurative. very critical or sarcastic; stinging; biting: »The speaker gave a caustic answer to the man who… …
120caus|tic — «KS tihk», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. that burns or destroys flesh; corrosive. Lye is caustic soda or caustic potash. 2. Figurative. very critical or sarcastic; stinging; biting: »The speaker gave a caustic answer to the man who interrupted with a …
