caustic

(kaws’tik) [L. caus‘tic us; Gr. xavorexés}. 1. Burning or corrosive; destructive ~ living li ues. 2. Having a burning taste. 3. charotic or corrosive agent. Church ill’s iodin C., a caustic solution of iodin and pota ium iodid in water. Landolfi’s c., a compound containing chlorids of antimony, bromin, gold, and zinc. Lugol's c., one part each of iodin and pota ium iodid di olved in two parts of water. lunar c., silver nitrate. mitigated c., silver nitrate diluted with pota ium nitrate. Plunk: ἃ caustic A form et’s c., paste made of 66 parts of arsenic, 100 of sulphur, and 480 each of Ranunculus acris and Ranunculus flammula. Rou elot’s c., a caustic containing red mercuric sulphid, burnt sponge, and arsenous acid. Vienna c., caustic potash with lime.