adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
soda
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Then the wind got up, and coated everything with an invasive layer of caustic soda .
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It was rather like having a heated dagger thrust into the eyeball and twisted, then caustic soda rubbed in the wound.
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Anhydrous caustic soda , hydrogen gas and phosgene, all well established product areas, are being developed to produce maximum returns.
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Store in polythene bottles as 5 M caustic soda etches glass.
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In its concentrated form it is hazardous to handle especially as many commercial formulations are stabilised with caustic soda .
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He claimed Bourne, 26, threw caustic soda liquid into her face causing temporary blindness and serious burns.
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Many of these are based on caustic soda and require care in use and protective clothing, gloves and goggles.
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In 1890 Castner devised a new process for its manufacture, based on the electrolytic decomposition of caustic soda .
wit
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Sir Brian is loud-mouthing Sir Bernard, who is assaulting the other five with caustic wit .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Hayward made some pretty caustic comments about your poetry.
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Some of his students were alienated by his caustic wit.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But the caustic critics were not the majority.
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Eliot wrote a caustic letter back.
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Heavy fatty deposits can be broken up by the use of caustic cleaners sometimes specially formulated and described as drain cleaners.
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It was rather like having a heated dagger thrust into the eyeball and twisted, then caustic soda rubbed in the wound.
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Likewise, efficient marketing of both chlorine and caustic soda is essential as demand for the two chemicals is rarely in balance.
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Rather than return home to be arrested, Kim kept up his caustic criticism from abroad.
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The open and caustic disagreements between Deming and Juran are but one case in point.