Caustic - Crossword Clue

Crossword Clue Last Updated: 26/03/2024

Below are possible answers for the crossword clue Caustic.

4 letter answer(s) to caustic

ACID
  1. any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt
  2. being sour to the taste
  3. harsh or corrosive in tone;
  4. having the characteristics of an acid; "an acid reaction"
  5. street name for lysergic acid diethylamide

5 letter answer(s) to caustic

ACRID
  1. bitter
  2. harsh or corrosive in tone;
  3. strong and sharp;"the pungent taste of radishes"; "the acrid smell of burning rubber"
SNIDE
  1. expressive of contempt; "curled his lip in a supercilious smile"; "spoke in a sneering jeering manner"; "makes many a sharp comparison but never a mean or snide one"

7 letter answer(s) to caustic

MORDANT
  1. A musical ornament
  2. a substance used to treat leather or other materials before dyeing; aids in dyeing process
  3. harshly ironic or sinister; "black humor"; "a grim joke"; "grim laughter"; "fun ranging from slapstick clowning ... to savage mordant wit"
  4. of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action

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Bitter, pungent
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Bring in a number to help - sharpish!
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Cutting
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Deeply irritating
Derogatory in an indirect way
Disparaging
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Drug user represented by a police chief
Eating stuff
Etcher's fluid
Etcher's need
Etching liquid
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Eye-stinging
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