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NOUN (1)

1. any chemical substance that burns or destroys living tissue;


ADJECTIVE (2)

1. harsh or corrosive in tone;
- Example: "an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose"
- Example: "a barrage of acid comments"
- Example: "her acrid remarks make her many enemies"
- Example: "bitter words"
- Example: "blistering criticism"
- Example: "caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics"
- Example: "a sulfurous denunciation"
- Example: "a vitriolic critique"
[syn: acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, bitter, blistering, caustic, sulfurous, sulphurous, virulent, vitriolic]

2. of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action;
[syn: caustic, corrosive, erosive, vitriolic, mordant]

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