caustique
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin causticus (“burning”), from the Ancient Greek καυστικός (kaustikós, “burning”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kos.tik/
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Adjective
caustique (plural caustiques)
- caustic (all senses)
- scathing, biting, pungent
Derived terms
- soude caustique
Further reading
- “caustique”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.