Example sentences for: caustic

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  • Other common sodium compounds are NaHCO3 (sodium bicarbonate, or baking soda, mentioned above), NaCl (sodium chloride, or common table salt; chlorine is so called because in its gaseous form it is green— Greek chlor- , as in chlorophyl , which, a vulgar euphemism for manure notwithstanding, is what really makes the grass grow green), NaOH (sodium hydroxide, commonly known as caustic soda or lye) and NaNO3 (sodium nitrate, sometimes called Chile saltpeter).

  • In its dilute form, the pH of the solution would be slightly less caustic than the concentrate, but still would be potentially hazardous as an irritant.

  • "The most groundbreaking kitchen-sink sitcom since All in the Family ," declares Ken Tucker of Entertainment Weekly . Most agree, however, that the show declined in its last years, especially after Roseanne's character won the lottery and the family forsook its proletarian roots--while the actress herself mutated from caustic social critic into pop icon.

  • of a father selling his son's body is too outré to have much resonance" (Rafferty, The New Yorker ). Arteta, however, receives praise for his "realistic" style and "flair for caustic storytelling" (Maslin, New York Times ). "Star Maps signals the arrival of a potentially major new talent," says Newsday 's Jack Mathews.

  • Time 's caustic cover story ("War, we are shocked to discover, is not a video game") derides the White House's apparently unshaken faith in air power.


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