caustique

== French == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin causticus (“burning”), from the Ancient Greek καυστικός (kaustikós, “burning”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kos.tik/ === Adjective === caustique (plural caustiques) caustic (capable of burning, corroding or destroying organic tissue) soude caustique ― caustic soda, lye (figuratively) caustic, scathing, biting, pungent ==== Derived terms ==== caustiquement causticité ==== Descendants ==== → Greek: καυστικός (kafstikós) (learned) →⇒ Polish: kaustyczny, kostyczny === Further reading === “caustique”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012