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English to English adjective
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Capable of destroying the texture of anything or eating away its substance by chemical action; burning; corrosive; searing. |  | source: webster1913
adjective satellite
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harsh or corrosive in tone | | Example: 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: wordnet30
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of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action | | source: wordnet30
noun
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any chemical substance that burns or destroys living tissue | | source: wordnet30
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Any substance or means which, applied to animal or other organic tissue, burns, corrodes, or destroys it by chemical action; an escharotic. | | source: webster1913
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