caustic soda
41caustic — caus|tic [ˈko:stık US ˈko:s ] adj [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: causticus, from Greek, from kaiein to burn ] 1.) a caustic substance can burn through things by chemical action ▪ caustic soda (=a chemical used for cleaning things) 2.) a… …
42caustic — /ˈkɒstɪk / (say kostik) adjective 1. capable of burning, corroding, or destroying living tissue: caustic soda. 2. severely critical or sarcastic: *with a smile so caustic it might have unblocked a drain –henry handel richardson, 1917. 3. Optics,… …
43soda — /ˈsoʊdə / (say sohduh) noun 1. sodium hydroxide, NaOH; caustic soda. 2. the oxide of sodium, Na2O. 3. sodium (in phrases): carbonate of soda. 4. soda water. 5. a drink made with soda water, served with fruit or other syrups, ice cream, etc. 6. US …
44caustic — adj. & n. adj. 1 that burns or corrodes organic tissue. 2 sarcastic, biting. 3 Chem. strongly alkaline. 4 Physics formed by the intersection of reflected or refracted parallel rays from a curved surface. n. 1 a caustic substance. 2 Physics a… …
45soda — Sodium So di*um, n. [NL., fr.E. soda.] (Chem.) A common metallic element of the alkali group, in nature always occuring combined, as in common salt, in albite, etc. It is isolated as a soft, waxy, white, unstable metal, so highly reactive that it …
46caustic man — noun or caustic mixer Etymology: caustic (II) : a worker who mixes caustic soda solution for use in cloth finishing or yarn finishing processes …
47caustic alkali — noun : a strong corrosive alkali; especially : a hydroxide of an alkali metal (as caustic soda or caustic potash) …
48caustic sulphite caramel — noun A material manufactured by heating sugars with a sulphite and, normally, caustic soda. Syn: E150b, food colouring …
49caustic etching — The removal of metal by dipping aluminum parts in caustic soda …
50soda cellulose — noun a product obtained by reacting plant fibres with caustic soda; it is used in the production of viscose fibres …
