English to English
adjective
- Capable of destroying the texture of anything or eating away its substance by chemical action; burning; corrosive; searing.
source: Webster 1913
noun
- any chemical substance that burns or destroys living tissue
source: WordNet 3.0
- Any substance or means which, applied to animal or other organic tissue, burns, corrodes, or destroys it by chemical action; an escharotic.
source: Webster 1913
adjective satellite
- 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.
source: WordNet 3.0
- of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action
source: WordNet 3.0
English to Tagalog
adj
- [cóstic] Nakapapasò; nakapagpapaltós
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
noun
- [cóstic] Piedra inpernal; batong gamot na nakapapasò ó nakapagpapaltós
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
