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Noun
Definition: any chemical substance that burns or destroys living tissue
Definition: Any substance or means which, applied to animal or other organic tissue, burns, corrodes, or destroys it by chemical action; an escharotic.
Adjective
Definition: 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"
Definition: of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action
Definition: Capable of burning, corroding or destroying organic tissue.